Banner it up.

The other day we were in a meeting here at the YWAM campus and they had a time of singing and prayer. One of the things that I noticed was the banners that people were waving. I have been around enough to know that there are some denominations who use banners as a part of their worship service. They wave them, they parade with them, etc. The reason, as far as I can tell comes from bible, from verses like Psalm 15:5 where it say’s “We will shout for joy when you are victorious and will lift up our banners in the name of our God.” Now I understand that, but I wonder what those banners are for today? For me, it doesn’t look like purple and metallic green flags,  it may look like           In my journal today I wrote about this. I was thinking that the banner we fly is like a flag. Our flag represents our citizenship. We want to show people where our citizenship lies, so we put a flag outside out house, or we wear one on our backpack. How could this be represented as Christians, citizens of heaven? I think it could be that our banners are our skills, like a dance, or a painting, or a song or spoken word. Maybe it could be a tattoo that symbolizes who we are and what we stand for. We need to move with the culture, and the culture is not longer moved by purple and yellow flags. Now don’t get me wrong, I understand that there are some people who love that, and that is important to them and so they should continue to worship in this manner, but for those of us who feel that there is more, or a different banner why aren’t we flying it?I find myself frustrated a lot in these times, but not doing anything but being frustrated and angry, which doesn’t do any good for anyone, especially me. Anyway, I am continually trying to figure stuff out and not let it bring me or others down. I want to walk in such a way that I am growing and worshiping and hopefully giving others the freedom to do the same.