These are questions posed in the book by author Francis Chan. He sets up the premise that present day Christians are lukewarm. Revelation talks about what God thinks of lukewarm Christians (Rev 3)...
This book has been the best seller on the Christian Business Association's list for several months and for good reason. Crazy Love is a simple, yet profound read. The ideas posed by the author aren't really new ones, but need to be reinforced for our "Christian culture."
A few things in the book really caught my attention. In one section of the book Chan talks about the parable of the sower throwing the seed among the path and cautions us that we may not be good soil:
I think most American churchgoers are the soil that chokes the seed because of all the thorns. Thorns are anything that distracts us from God. When we want God and a bunch of other stuff, then that means we have thorns in our soil. A relationship with God simply cannot grow when money, sins, activities, favorite sports teams, addictions, or commitments are piled on top of it.
Most of us have too much in our lives. As David Goetz writes, "Too much of the good life ends up being toxic, deforming us spiritually." A lot of things are good by thmeselves, but all of it together keeps us from living healthy, fruitful lives for God.
We, I, fill our lives with so much "stuff" that spending time with God becomes something we do, not something we live for. There are so many distractions and working full time in ministry is one of them for me. I want to be good soil and totally in love with Jesus. That truly is crazy love. The world cannot understand it but I want more of it!
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