I was thinking today about the folks who come to church week in and week out with no real intention of letting God change them. So why bother coming? If you're not going to let God change your life at Church, why bother showing up? If you already know you're going to leave church basically the same way you came in, then why bother coming at all? If you don't plan to open up your life to God and His Word so He can make the changes in your life that need to be made, why bother? If you never plan to take Next Steps to grow in your faith and understanding of how to follow Christ, why bother showing up? If you're just going to grumble and complain and gripe and sulk and gossip, there must be somewhere better to do it than church. If you're just listening to the messages each week for inspiration, with no intention of life transformation, why bother? If you're going to spend your time worrying about me, or someone else on the staff and what we're doing or not doing, but never examine you're own life and what's wrong with you, why bother being in the Lord's House? If Christ and His Church are never going to be your family's priority, then why bother? Go ahead and really commit to AAU, Cheer, the racetrack, a football field, a golf course or whatever. Just be real about it. If you only plan to "tip" God the rest of your life, rather than tithe and store up your treasures in Heaven, then why bother? Invest in something else - the truth is, you already are. Why bother?

We are on the verge of losing the "lost generation" (our children). And when I say "losing them" I mean to Hell. Their eternity is at stake!!! And never in my life have I seen parents more apathetic to the things that are most important (like their eternity and that of their children), and absorbed with things that aren't. It's time to get busy living for Christ, or not at all. Because if you're not willing to life "all or nothing for Christ," then why bother?