Its the Holiday Season again. Its hard to believe it is actually that time of year again. The older I get the faster the years seem to go. The commercials have a Christmas tone, the leaves are all but gone from the trees, and the weather has actually turned colder. I love the Holidays. As I sit back and think about all that has happened this year I am overwhelmed with the blessings God has given me. I am truly thankful for what He has done in my life. I am honored by His blessings and the grace He has shown my family, but I am not satisfied.
I don't mean that I am not satisfied with what he given me, what I mean is that I am not satisfied with my relationship with Him. I am not satisfied with my current level of intimacy with the Savior, I am not satisfied with my apathetic attitude when I spend time with my Lord, I am not satisfied with my compartmentalized holiness, I am not satisfied with my "convenient" love of my neighbor. I am not satisfied with a life that makes sense.
I have two choices. I can be happy with not being satisfied or I can do something about it. I believe that the direction I choose shows my true character and the actual amount of genuine love and gratitude I have towards my Savior. Its so easy for me to clap, say a hearty amen, and talk about a good message on Sunday, but its a completely different thing to actually act on it. I am reminded of the early church's response after they heard Peter preach. They didn't visit the buffet and talk, they didn't hurry home to catch the kickoff, they didn't critique the message as it applied to the lives of people they knew, they looked at each other and asked "what shall we do?" They knew that the message of Christ, the hope of the Gospel, the love of God demands action. Demands life change. Demands obedience.
What about us? Where do we stand? Which path with we choose? Obedience to the Word of God is not radical Christianity.
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