My frustration with small-minded, irrelevant people

I have a confession to make. I am deeply impatient with and frustrated by what I call "small-minded, irrelevant people". Let me explain...

They are small-minded because they have no real concept of the larger work of God. They are kings of their own kingdom, creating false realities that strengthen their deception. While they may be able to parrot the correct words that sound spiritual, they have no concept of the kingdom of God. They create their own god, a god that caters to their desires. They frequently insert themselves into places that are none of their business, attempting to be God in the lives of other people. They claim to speak for God without ever having any consciousness of God. They have preconceived notions of how things ought to happen. They pompously judge other people all the while ignoring their own ugliness.

They are irrelevant to the kingdom of God. Because they have no concept of the work of God, they cannot and will not participate with God in His redemptive work. While they put themselves forward as teachers and leaders in the church, their efforts are completely outside of the rule of God. As a result, they are irrelevant to expansion of the realm of God on the earth today. They speak of power but have none. They are more interested in protecting their religious system than they are in conforming to the will of God. They are more invested in making sure things get done their way than they are about the kingdom of God coming to earth. They impose their own will instead of allowing the will of God to be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Jesus was confronted by this same type of people in His day. He pointedly spoke to their hypocrisy. He was angered by their callous attitude toward people who need healing. In the end, they were irrelevant to what God was doing in that day.