Thoughts of Purpose

The past few weeks Devin's Sunday school has been going over the book/video series Not A Fan by Kyle Idleman. (I have to teach the Youth class so I can't join him in it) We went through the book together as devos a few nights and have started the DVD. Only through one episode of it so far but it has really made us evaluate ourselves and how we are living life. The basic concept of the series is that a lot of people go through life being "fans" of Jesus. Like how people are fans of celebrities or sports teams. You can know every fact about someone, their birthday, favorite color, parents names, etc. However that doesn't mean you know them on a personal level, or ever met them. Maybe gone to a couple concerts and been in the hype of their presence but never truly developed a relationship. Christians can easily fall into this "fan" lifestyle. They know tons of Bible trivia, go to church on Sunday and Wednesday nights, maybe a couple conventions and feel a huge power from great bands and speakers, but once they leave those places life just goes on.
In the Bible it says that God is disgusted by lukewarm Christians. If you think being a "fan" of Christ has been and is enough, boy should you read this series! Christ calls us to be SOOOO much more than fans. He doesn't want groupies. Because what sacrifice does it take to know some stuff and go to church once a week? God should saturate EVERY part of our lives. Not just the churchy parts. Like how many times have you prayed about money? (This was a foreign concept to me for most of my life) Or do you think about the fact that God sees EVERYTHING we type into our search engines? What groups of friends is Jesus allowed to be there for when you hang out, and which groups do you leave him at home? I was and still am guilty of this and other things. Talk about a slap in the face!
Devin and I discussed how through these things we've realized how small our everyday life tasks are in relation to the big picture that God has called us to. Is every single aspect of our lives pointing towards Christ? Are the conversations we are having with coworkers Christ honoring? Are we being selfish with the blessings God has already so graciously given us? How many times do we ignore the Holy Spirit's nudge? I want to challenge you who are reading this to also ask those questions according to your own life. Is there any part of your life that you don't allow Christ into? What changes can you make to better direct your thoughts, actions, and words toward God?
I may post a few more thoughts on this as we continue through the series, but I couldn't just let my heart be changed by this. I hope that maybe it is something you needed to hear as well.
Love Always,
Em