Lukewarm

Right now I'm reading Crazy Love by Francis Chan, a book about falling in love and truly chasing a relentless God. I came across a section in the book addressing the profile of the lukewarm...those halfhearted and partially committed folks who say they're following Christ. I'll be the first to admit that my journey as a Christian has been filled with far too many times where this has described myself. As I read through multiple examples of lukewarm tendencies, this one stuck out to me...

Lukewarm people do not live by faith; their lives are structured so they never have to. They don't have to trust God if something unexpected happens - they have their savings account. They don't need God to help them - they have their retirement plan in place. They don't genuinely seek out what life God would have them live - they have life figured and mapped out.They don't depend on God on a daily basis - their refrigerators are full and, for the most part, they are in good health. The truth is, their lives wouldn't look much different if they suddenly stopped believing in God. 

Holy cow, did that hit home! I constantly wonder why myself and Phil are still sitting here without jobs and if there is something bigger that we're missing. I quickly realize that this description would perfectly describe our lives. Had we not trusted in the Lord when I quit my job to move into an area with high unemployment, that it were His plans for both of us to start our marriage searching for jobs, we would be living life in this lukewarm territory described...comfy and cozy in our unfaithful worlds. I do believe, as always, that He had this road mapped out before us as a time for us to run from lukewarm and back into His arms.