Christians Are to the World as Dwight Is to The Office 
 
One just has to sit back and admire the comic genius that is The Office. Week
after week, this program gives us a look into the real world of employment in
unbelievably humorous and sadly accurate ways. In every episode, there are money
quotes, but I have to say that my favorite character is Dwight. Maybe it's just my
weird and mostly misunderstood sense of humor, but I think Dwight brings a level
of comedy to The Office that is largely unmatched.
 
Here is a sample platter of what I'm talking about -
 
In the wild, there is no health care. In the wild, health care is, 'Ow, I hurt my leg.
I can't run. A lion eats me. I'm dead.' Well, I'm not dead. I'm the lion. You're dead.
 
I come from a long line of fighters. My maternal grandfather was the toughest guy I ever
knew. World War Two veteran killed twenty men and spent the rest of the war in an
Allied prison camp. My father battled blood pressure and obesity all his life.
Different kind of fight.
 
Jim Halpert: Dwight, if you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Dwight Schrute: I can travel anywhere, except Cuba, and I will travel to New Zealand
and walk the Lord of the Rings trail to Mordor and I will hike Mount Doom.
 
I have been Michael's number two guy for about 5 years. And we make a great
team. We're like one of those classic famous teams. He's like Mozart and I'm like...
Mozart's friend. No. I'm like Butch Cassidy and Michael is like...Mozart. You try and
hurt Mozart? You're gonna get a bullet in your head courtesy of Butch Cassidy.
 
The thing that strikes me about Dwight is that even though people think that he
is a few hamburgers short of a happy meal, he still just sticks with his quirky
personality and obviously different view of the world.
 
And then I thought - you know what? Christians in the world are a little like Dwight!
No, not in the 'looney tune legend in his own mind' sort of way - rather that Dwight
takes teasing, insults and general social rejection and sticks with who God made him to be.
 
And so should we, folks. You must remember that to say 'yes' to following Christ
is a simultaneous 'no' to being accepted by the world. This is a promise from the
very lips of Jesus Christ:
 
If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. The world would love you
as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world.
I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you (John 15:18-19).
 
It's not that we should go out of way to be rejected; it's just that when you pledge
allegiance to Jesus Christ, you get voted off the island.
 
Why? Because now you're no longer a part of the self-seeking, pleasure-driven,
materialistic culture that permeates our entire world. Suddenly you're saying no to
things that displease God and probably coming off like you're better than everyone
else. And even though you're not better than them - and you know that - others
won't quite see it that way.
 
So at that point, you have two choices. You can back down on your commitment
level and play Christian when there is no risk...or stick it out and find hope in these
words from Jesus:
 
What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and mock you and
curse you as evil because you follow the Son of Man. When that happens, be happy!
Yes, leap for joy! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, their
ancestors treated the ancient prophets that same way (Luke 6:22-23).
 
So if you are feeling like a 'Dwight' in 'the office' of this world because of your
loyalty to Christ, take joy in the fact that you're on the right team. You may not
be the bomb diggity with all the folks around you, but you can be sure that one
day Jesus will look you right in the eye with a proud look on His face and say -
 
'Well done, my good and faithful servant (Matthew 25:21).
 
To me, that is worth being a Dwight for the rest of my life!

Source: Dare2Share.org