One Thing Witness Lee Got Flat Right

Cal · 05-11-2012, 07:37 AM

I just want to go on record as having said this. It’s only fair.

I’ve often wondered: If as we say, Witness Lee got so many things wrong, what was it that drew us to him, and what continues to be compelling about him?

I thought about it and decided that, for me, it was really one thing: His admonishment to ENJOY CHRIST.

After all these years, this one idea is still so precious and central to me, so fundamental to how I view my relationship with God and how life is supposed to be lived.

Although Lee didn’t invent the idea of “enjoying Christ,” he certainly popularized it, at least with us.

I never took “enjoying” to mean simply having a warm, fuzzy feeling or being happy. To me “enjoyment” embodied all our experiences of God and put them in the proper context and perspective. God wishes to be a delight to us. Of course, he wants us to worship, serve and even suffer for him. But how could you do those things in any kind of recommendable way without having a core of joy deep inside?!

Simply put, enjoying God is the way to experience God and walk with him, because everything about him is delightful.

Like I said to OBW, if you are not enjoying what you are doing, if you are not enjoying your life here on earth, then there is something very wrong with your approach. Likewise for your relationship with God. If you are not thoroughly enjoying it, your approach has gone awry, you’ve gotten religious or negative or something, but you’ve missed the boat.

Lee understood this in a very fundamental way. Although he went off the rails in other areas, this one idea, the idea of enjoying Christ in the Spirit, he got right. This idea, to not dip a toe in, to not be hindered by religious reverence, but to dive right in and get positively giddy with the joy of Lord, was at the time pretty revolutionary, at least as a central focus.

To this day, I appreciate and thank Witness Lee for enlightening me with this life-changing, life-sustaining idea. That to me was his gift to us, and what made the LC so special and different

05-11-2012, 07:37 AM	#1
Cal Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Posts: 4,333	One Thing Witness Lee Got Flat Right I just want to go on record as having said this. It’s only fair. I’ve often wondered: If as we say, Witness Lee got so many things wrong, what was it that drew us to him, and what continues to be compelling about him? I thought about it and decided that, for me, it was really one thing: His admonishment to ENJOY CHRIST. After all these years, this one idea is still so precious and central to me, so fundamental to how I view my relationship with God and how life is supposed to be lived. Although Lee didn’t invent the idea of “enjoying Christ,” he certainly popularized it, at least with us. I never took “enjoying” to mean simply having a warm, fuzzy feeling or being happy. To me “enjoyment” embodied all our experiences of God and put them in the proper context and perspective. God wishes to be a delight to us. Of course, he wants us to worship, serve and even suffer for him. But how could you do those things in any kind of recommendable way without having a core of joy deep inside?! Simply put, enjoying God is the way to experience God and walk with him, because everything about him is delightful. Like I said to OBW, if you are not enjoying what you are doing, if you are not enjoying your life here on earth, then there is something very wrong with your approach. Likewise for your relationship with God. If you are not thoroughly enjoying it, your approach has gone awry, you’ve gotten religious or negative or something, but you’ve missed the boat. Lee understood this in a very fundamental way. Although he went off the rails in other areas, this one idea, the idea of enjoying Christ in the Spirit, he got right. This idea, to not dip a toe in, to not be hindered by religious reverence, but to dive right in and get positively giddy with the joy of Lord, was at the time pretty revolutionary, at least as a central focus. To this day, I appreciate and thank Witness Lee for enlightening me with this life-changing, life-sustaining idea. That to me was his gift to us, and what made the LC so special and different