I
ordered the book Radical by David Platt.
Before
it arrives, I find myself questioning what it means to be a “radical”
Christian.
In my
Christian walk, there were times when I was “on fire” for the Lord. Other
times I fell into religiosity. And the saddest of times,
mediocrity.
The hot.
The cold. And the lukewarm.I've lived them all.
Right
now, in the autumn of my life, I'm experiencing a deep hunger to know
the move of God, to walk in a fervency in Jesus like I've never
experienced before, to listen to the Holy Spirit on a
moment-by-moment basis. Sometimes God's love and His presence is so
big, so wide, I barely know what to do.
But
there's one thing I do know...I don't want anything to do with
religiosity. A token hour spent in church on Sunday morning won't
suffice ever again. I want so much more.
So I've
decided to make a list of what I think being a “radical”
Christian is before I read the book Radical. I may be way off,
but I'm going to start with a few things like...
- being willing to give up everything...houses, cars, comfort.
- to have nothing, so I can give everything.
- to serve anywhere Jesus asks.
- to share the Gospel like today is my last day to do so.
