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.
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.