There are 168 hours in a week. We are foolish if we think 1 or 2 hours on Sunday spent at church will be sufficient to support our spiritual lives. Church is important and Sunday worship services are important; but much more is needed to feed the spirit man.
The reality is most folks will not spend more than a couple of hours a week on their spiritual walk so those hours need to be maximized. It’s important that we gather, that we are focused, that we participate. It’s also important that we prep for Sunday. It’s not enough to be an audience. We need to be active and responsive. We need to have our churches and their leaders in our prayers all week. A few minutes of worship a week won’t do. We need to be worshipful always and put our minds on God as much as possible. A sermon of a few minutes to an hour isn’t going to be enough. We need to read the bible. Talk about Jesus. Find other sources of information and inspiration. We are adults and are responsible for ourselves.
We need to show up full of Jesus. No doubt there will be times when we will show up hurting and hungry. A church often serves as a hospital. But sometimes we need to be the medical staff and not always the patients. Sometimes we need to be His arms and legs and not always the ones that need the hugs and support.
Most importantly we need a fresh attitude about our faith. It can’t be something that we put on like our Sunday Best. It’s not 2/168. It has to be 24/7. Keep in mind that the most important thing we do for the kingdom; sharing our faith, doesn’t happen while we are in church. It happens while we are in the world.
Get up and get dressed. It’s Sunday morning and time for church. Just don’t expect it to be all you do. Show up as ready to give as you are to get.
Be blessed.
Nick
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