A pallid, tepid, insipid life will not do for the Christian. To do things with a resigned sigh, or because "Well, who will if I don't," is not acceptable to God. In fact, Jesus says of such ho-hum desultory Christians in Revelation 3:16 "So - because you are lukewarm, neither hot (with passionate love for Me) nor cold (with refreshing, satisfying love), I am about to spit you out of my mouth! Wow! I hope he is not saying that about me - or you! But how can we have that kind of love? You can't love someone truly or wholly until you get to know him or her. We can really know God and love him - since that is what he especially wants - when we get the things out of the way that hinder this knowing and love. And when we passionately love God, we will love what he loves - which is other people. What hinders you? Do you spend so much time watching TV, for example, that God doesn't have time to speak at length to you, to foster within you a love for him? Give God time and you will see what love can really be!
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