Recently, a few girls and myself finished the book Crazy Love by Francis Chan. Let me tell ya, this book is one hard one to read. It's not hard to read because of the lingo, wording, or type of book, but because it is very hard to take. Plain and simple, it's harsh. Chan does in a loving, godly way, but everything he says has truth behind it. We are faultering as Christians. We think because we are a good person, a nice person, we go to church every Sunday and we pray every now and then, that we have it right. Truthfully, we have it SO wrong. Can't even a sinner be good, nice, and go to church? Chan makes you look at yourself and realize that we truly aren't loving to others and living as Christ would have us live. When it's you on the page, being town apart, that's hard to swallow. Through all of it, I can tell you that I have learned and looked more at myself as Christian in the past few months than I have all of my life, and I have been in the church ALL of my life. Honestly, I am not giving God all I have or all that I could. If He were to ask me to leave today, to geive away everything to someone who needs it, and follow Him and what He would have me do in my life, I don't think I could. I am getting there though. True love, God's love, must be shown through us, for He is no longer on this earth. My question to you and to myself is, "Are you truly in love with Christ?" If I was, serving would not be a burden, but a joy. Loving others would be a priveledge not a struggle. Seeking out what God wants for me would be my only focus. Wow. I have a long way to go. But thank you Francis Chan for pointing this out to me. I no longer want to be a lukewarm Christian, but on FIRE for Jesus. It's not that hard is it? I am making it more than I should. Jesus is not hard to love, so why do we make it hard? He is always there, pouring out His love, even though we CONSTANTLY try to push Him away.
Lord, I pray that I will gain a heart that is solely focused on you. You are the ONLY one who can satisfy. I love you so much. I pray that I am given the strength and open heart to obey what you have for me. I know there is more to this life than my possessions, friends, family, and my life itself. These are all blessings that you have given me, but if you ask me to leave it all behind, give me the strength and the desire to do so. I love you.
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