NOTE: Once again I extend gratitude to my buddy @Bmk1989 for his authorship of this 4-7 edition of Today's Gift.
NT
Enjoy:
Complacency is the last hurdle standing between any team and its potential greatness.
~~~~~~~~~~ Pat Riley
With the Final Fours going on, and the great ones separating themselves from the merely successful, we're reminded of what, to a man, all of the legends declare separates the two: Complacency. In yesterday's TG, we explored the holy importance of orientation and routine. Now, as many of us round third base, and finish knitting the last section of our safety net, or apply the last coat of polish to our trophies, let's pause to consider if sports really are a metaphor for life.
Logic suggests that many of us have worked our entire adult lives to fulfill our dream---to make sure that each day is, well, as comfortable as the one before it. But as we steadfastly practice that comfortable routine, has our spiritual "growth" been lulled to sleep by what famed pastor A. W. Tozer labeled as its "evil foe": Complacency. Perhaps by living in our culture, with its emphasis on the initial act of "accepting" Christ ( a term which is, incidentally, not in the Bible) we've unknowingly convinced ourselves that we need no longer actively and passionately pursue Him.
Today, let's challenge ourselves. Let's objectively consider the possibility that the spiritual "routine" we've tried so hard to implement may actually be what stands between a heart that is merely satisfied, as opposed to one that is constantly expanding. The expanding heart will enable our simple conversations with Him to multiply themselves in an ever-widening circle of goodwill to those around us, whereas the heart that gets too comfortable ensnares us in the lazy logic that being spiritually "fit" somehow qualifies as spiritual "growth."
Shouting out to our friend @W. E. Henley who knows a thing or two about trajectory.
BMK
NT
Enjoy:
Complacency is the last hurdle standing between any team and its potential greatness.
~~~~~~~~~~ Pat Riley
With the Final Fours going on, and the great ones separating themselves from the merely successful, we're reminded of what, to a man, all of the legends declare separates the two: Complacency. In yesterday's TG, we explored the holy importance of orientation and routine. Now, as many of us round third base, and finish knitting the last section of our safety net, or apply the last coat of polish to our trophies, let's pause to consider if sports really are a metaphor for life.
Logic suggests that many of us have worked our entire adult lives to fulfill our dream---to make sure that each day is, well, as comfortable as the one before it. But as we steadfastly practice that comfortable routine, has our spiritual "growth" been lulled to sleep by what famed pastor A. W. Tozer labeled as its "evil foe": Complacency. Perhaps by living in our culture, with its emphasis on the initial act of "accepting" Christ ( a term which is, incidentally, not in the Bible) we've unknowingly convinced ourselves that we need no longer actively and passionately pursue Him.
Today, let's challenge ourselves. Let's objectively consider the possibility that the spiritual "routine" we've tried so hard to implement may actually be what stands between a heart that is merely satisfied, as opposed to one that is constantly expanding. The expanding heart will enable our simple conversations with Him to multiply themselves in an ever-widening circle of goodwill to those around us, whereas the heart that gets too comfortable ensnares us in the lazy logic that being spiritually "fit" somehow qualifies as spiritual "growth."
Shouting out to our friend @W. E. Henley who knows a thing or two about trajectory.
BMK
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