Bring Christ Your Broken Life

[395 words] When I visited Ukraine several years ago, I was impressed how beautiful everyone looked on the street and in the community. Men were wearing their finest suits and polished shoes, and women were wearing their most beautiful dresses, designer heels, and name-brand accessories. When I asked one of my Ukrainian companions about their wealth and how everyone looked so stylish, he mentioned to me, “It’s all a show. These people have only a few sticks of furniture in their houses and are all very poor. They want to give the impression that they are wealthy but these are probably the only clothes that a lot of them own.” It seemed very strange to me that a people would go to such lengths to show themselves so strong and put-together but in their private lives be living in poverty. Why is it that many in the church behave that…