I came across a good post on Pastor Steven Furtick’s blog today. In it he talks about how the issue with the American church is not that we need more depth in our study of the bible, but rather our depth needs to start forming from our application of the truth that we are discovering. This post echoes a lot of what I feel God teaching me right now. I feel like I have gained a lot of theological knowledge, but need something more. God requires more than just our cognitive comprehension of His existence and purpose for our lives. We have to act on that knowledge. We have to step into the purpose that we have been given.

Here’s the full article.

Today, I was given the task of stocking some Easter candy. A few weeks ago, I was doing just the same thing and this older gentleman came by and asked, “Where’s all the Christmas stuff? Haven’t got it out yet?” It was a sure jab at what most people would agree to be retailers making the push to move “seasonal” merchandise to the salesfloor as quickly as possible. Most people that I hear in passing have comments like, “Wasn’t it just Christmas?” or “They already have Easter candy out?” I couldn’t help, but think about why that seems to bother everyone. Here’s the only conclusion that I can come up with:

People hate to see the next holiday’s candy/merchandise a month early because it makes them realize how much time they’ve wasted and how quickly life has passed them by

Just a thought, but I can’t seem to think that it’s too far off. Don’t sacrifice the things that matter for things that are