Wasted Lives
My heart is troubled this week by the ever-present stories of wasted lives. Some people are still with us - others are not. What I mean by wasted is not necessarily the suddenness of death, but the continuing of life without making any difference in the Kingdom of God. I'm not sure those who choose NOT to follow Christ can make a positive difference in the Kingdom, but those who choose to walk in His Ways and NOT making a difference - THAT IS A WASTED LIFE!
Research cannot uncover the number of Christ followers making a difference in the Kingdom. I'm not sure how that can be done except through evidence of changed (and changing) lives. Here's the quandry: there is no visible evidence in my life, your life, and in the lives of Christ followers. There is no visible evidence! I know I sound extremely judgemental - and maybe so, but I look no further than my own life to draw a conclusion knowing I am not much different than any other Christ follower.
I'm stewing over my life right now - and yours. My prayer and forming desire is for God to allow the church (that's you and me) another opportunity to make a visible difference in the Kingdom of God. I think visibility is the only way other Christ followers will know who can work together. Enough rambling . . . I'm not visible while sitting at the computer!
