Oh Canada

"This year, or this month, or, more likely, this very day, we have failed to practice ourselves the kind of behavior we expect from other people." C.S Lewis

I have been thinking about how comfortable we live. Yesterday being Canada’s Birthday and reading over friends Facebook status about how thankful they are for our country got me thinking about our comfort levels.

I for one am not someone who likes to stand out, I am happy just being home taking care of my family having my circle of friends and that’s it. But maybe that can be a little sinful? Maybe we are too comfortable? The children and I have been reading different stories of Martyrs, and how they selflessly gave up their lives for Christ. Christians were thrown alive into boiling oil or they were bound in bags of scorpions and poisonous snakes and thrown into the sea. There were people whose stomachs were cut open and corn was thrown onto their intestines and while they were still alive pigs would eat the corn right out of their bodies.

Some really horrible things.

Yes we live here in our comfortable country were we can make all our choices to fit us.
We say we are willing to reach the lost and build the kingdom of God, but are not willing to have another baby to raise for God’s Glory, no because that would truly be a sacrifice. That would sacrifice sleep, time, and our convenient family of four vacations.

We are so comfortable we have a hard time even remembering to PRAY! How many times have you told someone that you would pray for them and it slips your mind?
Satan must love our “freedom” it truly pulls us away from Christ. Our passions and pastimes pull us farther and farther away.

In our culture we are taught if it doesn’t feel good it must not be good. We don’t like to be “uncomfortable”.

We are so good at being a comfortable North American Christian, we get dressed up we go to church on Sunday we attend our mid-week home group. We gossip we judge others all because we have way too much idle time on our hands.

We truly don’t know what it means to desperately need and cry out to Jesus. We are all too happy in our complacency. We are consumed with being liked and impressing our neighbours. Our happiness lies in our conveniences and they rule over our lives.

It is just too much trouble to move out of our comfort zones and the truth is, we actually like it here. Here in Canada we can enjoy our lukewarm Christianity. You know, the type of faith that Jesus spits out of His mouth!

"So because you are lukewarm--neither hot nor cold--I am about to spit you out of my mouth. You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked." Revelation 3:16