The other weekend I was standing during our worship service at church, singing right along with everyone else. Some people had their hands raised, some people had their eyes closed, some were just standing there observing, and some were singing as loud as they could. I have to tell you that it seemed so comfortable, so natural for me a Christian, a pastor no less, to be standing with other Christians in worship.
Then from out of nowhere a question came racing through my mind that really startled me. “Is this all there is?” Is this current experience the pinnacle of my walk of faith? Is this what Jesus died for, so I could come to church week after week, sing some stirring songs, hear a stirring message, and go home? I guess those questions sound a little ungrateful and disingenuous, after all there are thousands of Christians around the world who would give anything to be right where I was at that moment experiencing what I experienced. At first I wondered where these questions were coming from, but as I thought about them I began to realize that God was allowing me to ask these questions for a reason. The reason?
I’m not living my Christian life to the fullest.
Jesus didn’t come to earth to die on a cross just so I could go to church every weekend. He died that I would have life, and that I would have life to the fullest. So here’s my question for you:
What does a full life, or “abundant life” look like to you?
This questions is 1 part rhetorical, and 2 parts informational. I know by now that several people read this blog, so do me a favor, help me out on this one, leave your answer in the comment box below.
