Shane Claiborne in his book Irresistible Revolution said, "[I had] spiritual bulimia... I had gorged myself on all the products of the Christian industrial complex but was spiritually starving to death. I was marked by an over consumptive but malnourished spirituality, suffocated by Christianity but thirsty for God."
In the world of fast-paced, technology driven enterprise we are inundated with options. We can (as Burger King would say) have it our way. Following Christ is no different. From music to books, Christian tshirts to bumper-stickers we can be filled with things that are "christian." We can do every Christian study, listen to only Point of Grace, Matt Maher and Chris Tomlin and still miss God altogether. We can fill ourselves up with Benny Hinn, Joyce Meyer, Beth Moore and even Shane Claiborne and still be hungry for God. We can say the rosary, sing the doxology and recite liturgy and still puke up curse words and hate.
We need to slow down, study scripture and seek God alone to quench our thirst that nothing else will satisfy. We need to sit under good Bible teachers and preachers instead of feel good, warm and fuzzy leaders. We need to be confronted with Truth instead of comforted with lies. We need to radically follow Christ instead of being subdued pew-sitters. We should loath our own apathy and reject it at it's root. We should shout about our redeemer and not cower for fear of disapproval. Lumbering through life can be replaced with striding confidently in the life Christ offers.
Serving a microscopic god has no place in Christianity. Our God is colossal, the maker of the universe. I need to take every word I wrote to heart today. I pray that we all learn what it looks like to follow Christ as genuine disciples.
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