I am currently reading a book called "Crazy Love" by Francis Chan - it is an amazing book on how we as Christians should be loving our God. I am on a Chapter now called Profile of the Lukewarm. I am going to post some excerpts on here daily because it just has me thinking that in reality most of us are lukewarm christians.
Lukewarm people attend church fairly regulary. It is what is expected, it is what "Good Christians" do.
" The Lord says "These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men. " (Isa 29:13)
If we are all honest with ourselves we can all say one time or another we went to church because it was the thing to do, it was what was expected of us from our parents - we went not knowing, not fully understanding or feeling. When you are old enough to make your own choice - do you choose to go to church or do you choose to worship at home. I do not think that one has to go to church to have a relationship with God. For me anyway, church is a place I can go and feel loved and feel close to him, even though I know he is with me every single day, just being in his house - I struggle because I do not believe all of the time in what happens in the Catholic church, just as I am sure I would not believe everything that happens in a Baptist church - but we are all Christians and we all worship in our own way.
I have made an effort within the last year to choose to go to church not because I have to, but because my heart is with God and because I want to - because I need to be there -
I know, here she goes again that crazy girl rambling her thoughts - not making any sense - I know, just trying to make sense of this journey of life :)
Miss and love you dad - so much~
Much love to all,
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