Just How Hard-headed Are We?

This is going to be short and to the point: just how hard-headed are we as a people of God? I am in the middle of reading Jeremiah, and I am bogging down in their disobedience and their foolishness. And yet . . . it surely sounds like today's world. I look everywhere and see people who are not willing to put God first -- people who are not willing, in the words of Clay Nesmith at Barefoot Church -- to "get off their duff" and do what God requires of us. And it shouldn't have to be a requirement; it is a privilege! To quote another dear friend, Pam Muise: "God gave everything for us -- everything! How dare we do any less and call it okay!" (I paraphrased!) If we, as genuine Christians who are walking in relationship with Christ, would do everything He has asked of us, this world would be different. But what I see is a lot of people who show up on Sunday, get involved in committees, and yet aren't doing anything to win lost souls to God. Our "busy-ness" doesn't impress the God of the universe unless it's His business. Just doing a lot is not the answer; we must do what He says -- what He has called us to do. It might mean going to some difficult places. It might mean praying more than ever before. It might mean worshiping in places that aren't as beautiful as we like. It might mean getting down and dirty with hurting, broken people -- people like us. It might mean stepping out into something radical. It might mean letting other things in our schedule go for the sake of the kingdom of God. It might mean loving people who have hurt us, let us down, or ignored us. It might mean being open and honest about our failures so God can use them for His glory. And NONE of this is even close to how much God has done and continues to do for us. So I ask again: just how hard-headed are we as a people of God? I hope we're extremely hard-headed but only when it comes to doing His will and tenaciously seeking His face. Be blessed and be radical. Be in relationship with Him, the only one who can save us.