The weight of the call on the believer is a real thing. It shouldn’t feel burdensome as a nagging obligation, but sometimes it does feel that way. And I think there are other Christians feeling this way because life has changed so much in a relatively short period of time. Cultural decline is one thing. The church not being the church is another. Seemingly a falling away has already started in some aspects and it saddens those who sense a diminishing return for the investment in kingdom work.
So…all of that being said, this podcast could be completely depressing with a “woe is me” type of attitude. Or it could take a different turn and say “In spite of all of this, how are we to move forward?” For this episode, Derek outlines 2 don’ts and 2 do’s that are relevant to this discussion. We know Jesus is always worth it. That never changes no matter what things look like around us.