- an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
- the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
I think that hits the nail on the head!!! "Lacking the enthusiasm for or interest in things generally". Churches have the lack of interest in living a life of Christ. I just wonder if we have forgotten why we are here in the first place. I am so tired of playing church... maybe thats why in the back of my mind I wear my jeans in rebelling Sunday mornings. This is a quote from an awesome man here we go:
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it. Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
-Jesus
I don't think He died for us so that we can pick and choose what we do as a church family. If we live by His words which are pretty wise (how could you argue with God) there is no room for apathy! I think we still have this picture of Jesus from the good ol' felt board that he was always clean, had clean clothes, smelt like roses and his friends had the best camel and rocked out in some ugg sandals. Well thats not quit right. We have to remember the people he LOVED to eat with, walk with, talk to and heal. I think we are stuck in a "well what's in it for me". If you think that way without apathy you can say a glorious day when I meet my King and He says well done good and faithful servant, that whats in it for me. That to me means more than going crazy about what I am going to wear Sunday morning... because goodness I don't want someone to question my heart when I come in jeans and a mystery baby spot on my shirt that doesn't smell all that great. It means more they what society thinks of me when I pull over and give a man a bag of Wendy's burgers and fries and tell him I am doing this because I love him and so does Jesus. I think Christians need to not care what the world thinks of us and really care what are Father is thinking of us.
I know the devil knows how to play us well and uses this toxic thing to hinder the growth of churches and followers of Christ. There should not be a day we live that we can't go back and say I did something or said something that gloried God.
Confession time! I get very apathetic with church. The devil knows where my heart is and what is important to me and when I see and hear things from the church a lot of the times I don't get excited and I don't get excited to be with people. But let me tell ya the best medicine that works for me is being with the kids at the church my husband and I work at. Those children have no concept of apathy and enjoy learning and singing and dancing for God. You know God says to have faith like a child and I believe if we could jump in our "I am 5 years old pants" I think our churches would be more anti-apathy. We need to think as children not Pharisees!!!
Challenge for the month of February: Pray everyday to be 5 again and start an anti-apathy campaign!
