Yesterday I got to do something that I don’t normally do; eat lunch by myself. I am blessed enough to only live 5 minutes from my office and so I go home for lunch everyday, but yesterday I had to get some errands run so I just stopped at one of my fav local spots and had lunch by myself. Before my son was born this was the way most days went, and I loved it. My wife was at work, and so going home a cooking for myself was not really an option. I loved being able to escape for a little while and be alone to eat and maybe watch some sportcenter. But yesterday wasn’t like that.
I found myself sitting down to one of my favorite meals in a quiet spot with sportcenter directly in front of me and all I could think about was my family. I couldn’t enjoy that time like I once had. Now I know that there will come a time when I will crave to get away from the craziness of the family, but right now I want to be with them ever second I can be. When I’m not with them I’m thinking about them. I love the time we spend together.
Then this morning while I was doing some personal study and reflection I thought to myself. Why isn’t my relationship with God like that? I mean I’m a minister and I’ve spent had a daily time of reflection, reading, and prayer since I was ten, but why don’t I long for that time like I do the time with my family? I think that thought has entered many people’s minds at some time or another. Why isn’t my faith on fire like it should be? Why do I seem to be lacking in passion and drive? I don’t think it is an uncommon struggle for the dedicated Christian, and so here’s what I concluded.
Everyday we have to change our perspective. We have to change the way we look at God. Because we could spend our whole lives focusing on one aspect of God’s personality and totally miss a lot of other cool stuff. Our God possesses more great attributes than many of us know. So this week I challenge you to renew your passion; your fire; your excitement for your faith by realizing something about God that you have been missing.