THE IDEA SMASHERS

There is always an idea smasher in every group, every plan, every elder and deacons meeting, every work and every proposal. It is the one who says, “Well, I might go along, but I guess you know we will all probably get killed, lose our shirt, get beat up, lose our tail, besides, it won’t work and nobody has ever done that before.”

There is usually an idea smasher or two for every idea someone comes up with. It is wise to listen to all sides of a proposal on a subject, even to listen to the objections if they are truly valid and thought out.

But this is usually not the case. More often it is fear of doing something different, in a different way, making changes to old and existing programs and procedures. Besides fear and despair over a new idea there is always the intimidation of not having enough money for the idea. Money of course is representative of faith. So often the lack of faith smashes an idea both for the person with the idea and the persons hearing the idea. Then again, what new idea ever got accepted the first time around? The Gospel of the Kingdom from the mouth of Jesus certainly did not.

“And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins—and the wine is destroyed, and so are the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins.” Jesus