Journal Entry

I came across a convicting paragraph last night as I finished reading the book, "He That is Spiritual" by Chafer. It is amazing how I can become so busy on things that are so unimportant. I fill up my life with meaningless activity and pretend that I am living a life full of purpose and eternal meaning.

The sad part about it is that it is often full of things that are of noble and good character. David Hay said it like this during a men's retreat back in April: "We are all about Bible Studies while there are millions of people all around us who are dying and going to hell and nobody wants to go and tell them." It is pretty easy to find myself in that place as well.

Anyway, here is L.S. Chafer's thoughts on the issue: "The spiritual life is not passive. Too often it is thus misjudged and because of the fact that one, to be spiritual, must cease from self-effort in the direction of spiritual attainments and learn to live and serve by the power God has provided. True spirituality knows little of 'quietism.' It is life more active, enlarged and vital because it is energized by the limitless power of God. Spirit-filled Christians are quite apt to be physically exhausted at the close of the day. They are weary in the work, but not weary of the work."

There is no place for complacency . . .