The choir and praise team at church were given a new cd to learn our new music several months back. There is a song on there that I LOVE (of course it's Hillsong United so of course I LOVE it) called "Break the Silence" and the words have haunted me since the first time I heard it. We went through it in choir practice the other night and there they were again...
To the far ends of earth we go
Love's story must be told
We can not live in comfort anymore
I hope that bothers you as much as it bothers me...or maybe I don't hope that...I'd rather hope that it's true in life and not hard for you to sing. For me, it's very hard to sing. I brought this up to our Minister of Worship last week. I don't believe in singing songs/lyrics mindlessly - you can't communicate authentically that way leading in worship. Is it true that I'm willing to give up my comfort to tell others about Christ? Is it true that I'm so compelled by the Gospel of Christ and telling others that are lost and hopeless about Him that I don't want to be comfortable until they've heard? I would love to say a resounding "yes!" to all of that, but if I'm honest with myself (which is usually the hardest person to be honest with...have you noticed?) then my answer is quite the contrary. I clearly have a lot of work to do in my walk with Christ. I like my comfort...I like my home and family the way it is...my routine...my coffee in the morning (EVERY morning)...church on Sundays the way I like it but ONLY on my terms...face it - life is comfortable...maybe TOO comfortable.
Please don't think that I'm saying that to be a true Christian you must live in poverty on the streets or something. If you think that then you're missing what I'm saying. I'm afraid that we've all gotten a little too comfortable with our Christian walk and church especially. Are we willing to sacrifice sleep to hit our knees more for that unsaved loved one...or spend more time in His Word? Are we willing to go the extra mile to serve someone without anyone knowing? Do we desire to support missions so much that we'll give up eating out or Starbucks a few times so that we can send money to someone giving their life to tell others about Christ? I'm speaking to myself more than anyone...I am the chief of sinners. I'm challenged to live better...more like Christ in these aspects...think about what I'm doing or not doing more...I hope you are as well.
