Friday, October 29, 2010
Baby, it's cold outside!
I am just sayin'....watch out for the Eddie Haskells
Over the years, I have watched my kids choose friends...sometimes the friends they choose seem quite radical on the outside. I will even admit that I wondered what other people would think when my child was hanging out with a friend who is a nonconformist in the black-wearing, tattooed sense. I have learned not to worry about those kids as much as the Eddie Haskell's of the bunch...you know the type...the ones who "Hello, Mrs Cleaver" you at every turn. They used to give me some sense of satisfaction that my children had chosen such fine friends. And then I wised up...
And now, I have come to realize that those are the ones I worry about. Unfortunately, often the Church kids are not so much different than the others except that they are better at outward experiences...they know how to talk it...but they aren't living it...where it counts..within the deepest part of their soul. Don't get me wrong, I see such incredible examples of teenagers living out their faith in amazing ways. I often find myself deeply humbled by their willingness to put everything they have to give on the line for the sake of Christ.
There is no way to do this life half way. Live your life the same where ever you are and who ever you are with. Make it real or don't waste your time...because pretending to be a Christian is not being a Christian at all...
God is not impressed by the Eddie Haskells of the world....and we should not be either.
I hate it when I get up on this soapbox only to realize that it is me who needs to hear this message...how easy it is for those of us who have been walking with the Lord a long time to allow our life to kick into autopilot...saying the right things and doing the right things with out regard for who it is we are serving and why. I don't want to live my life half way..I want it to be lived fully for Christ without regret or compromise. I will fail, I know that, but I will die happily trying....
And now, I have come to realize that those are the ones I worry about. Unfortunately, often the Church kids are not so much different than the others except that they are better at outward experiences...they know how to talk it...but they aren't living it...where it counts..within the deepest part of their soul. Don't get me wrong, I see such incredible examples of teenagers living out their faith in amazing ways. I often find myself deeply humbled by their willingness to put everything they have to give on the line for the sake of Christ.
There is no way to do this life half way. Live your life the same where ever you are and who ever you are with. Make it real or don't waste your time...because pretending to be a Christian is not being a Christian at all...
God is not impressed by the Eddie Haskells of the world....and we should not be either.
I hate it when I get up on this soapbox only to realize that it is me who needs to hear this message...how easy it is for those of us who have been walking with the Lord a long time to allow our life to kick into autopilot...saying the right things and doing the right things with out regard for who it is we are serving and why. I don't want to live my life half way..I want it to be lived fully for Christ without regret or compromise. I will fail, I know that, but I will die happily trying....
