What is 'it'?

What is "IT"?
At church, we are told to bring 'it'. Which got me thinking, is the 'it' they are referring to God? If 'it' is, they, need to step back and rethink how they approach Him. I do not recall ever reading or seeing God being referred to as 'it'. The Bible does not refer to God at 'it', then why do 'church people' refer to Him as 'it'?
Let's look at this for a moment, and let's think about those who call God 'it'. We all have someone around us who does this. They try to sell you on 'it' and get you all excited and pumped up for 'it'. They come back from conferences and meetings all excited about 'it'. Then, they take on the job of selling you 'it'. Once again, what is 'it'? Is 'it' a feeling? Is 'it' a place? Is 'it' a person? Is 'it' some thing? I cannot help but think that the 'it' they are referring to is God and something deep inside gets offended. I cannot find in the Bible where God is referred to as 'it'.
So, why do these people continually talk about bringing 'it'? I can theorize and hypothesize about this, but I think it comes down to something so simple, respect and honor. They lack the respect and honor for God to call Him by His name. Instead, they boil it down and rename God, 'it'. How dishonoring, how disrespectful. I know that if I was referred to as 'it', I would be less than pleased and honored. I am a person. I am a woman. I have a name, My name is Jennifer Jean. Call me 'it', and you lose my honor and respect.
How can those who refer to God as 'it' be giving Him the honor and respect that He deserves? How can we, who see through their insecurities, give them honor and respect? If they cannot honor and respect the One who has given them everything they have, how are we supposed to give them honor and respect?
God gave us His only Son. We are commanded to respect and honor Him. When we dilute all He has done and begin referring to Him as 'it', we have reduced Him. We have taken Him out of the equation and replaced Him with 'it'. And, if we replace God and make Him an 'it', what else are we selling short and cutting short? What other areas of our life are we denying and blocking?
If 'it' refers to energy and enthusiasm for the Lord, let's say what we mean. Let's not abbreviate and lessen what we mean. Let's speak what we mean. If I were to tell you to bring 'it', you would look at me like I was some sort of freak and ask for clarification. Especially those of you who know me. If I want you to bring something, I will specifically state what I need you to bring.
When our leaders ask us to bring 'it', and we fail to do so, then the failure falls upon them and their inability to clarify their 'it'. Rather than ask you or me to bring 'it', ask us to bring our best. Ask us to be prepared and ready for the job or task with which we are being asked to do.Now, if we do not bring our best and do our best, we also need to evaluate ourselves as well. We shoulder some of the responsibility too. When we are serving our Lord and we fail to do our best and bring our best, we fall short and dishonor God. We are not being the light that He has called us to be. This does not lessen the responsibility that our leaders have to us. After all, if you want those following you to succeed, you need to succeed as well, you need to lead by example. And that example does not mean following some textbook or thesis on the subject. It means leading by example. Those who you are in charge of are going to be no better than you. So, if you are looking at those following you, and realize that they are not performing up to par, first go and look in the mirror. It is here that you can get to the heart of the matter.

More on 'it' coming later...................