November 21, 2011
Overcoming Apathy
Today’s Thought:
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke
Today’s Quote:
“Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.” – Aldous Huxley
Today’s Question:
Is there any redeeming quality to being apathetic? According to someone there is: “One good thing about apathy is you don’t have to exert yourself to show you’re sincere about it.” – Anonymous
Today’s Bible Verses: 2 Corinthians 8:7, 2 Peter 1:2-8 & 2 Peter 3:14
Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
Today’s Spiritual Thought:
“We shall have to repent in this generation not so much for the evil deeds of the wicked people but for the appalling silence of the good people.” – Martin Luther King
Apathy is not only prevalent in our society but it creeps up and down the halls of our churches and synagogues as well.
Apathy was well defined by Jack Kerouac when he wrote, “I don’t know. I don’t care. And it doesn’t make any difference.” Simply put apathy is akin to indifference – and sadly when it comes to the will and workings of God to many Christians are indifferent.
It is easier to just move along from week to week and live in a little comfort zone of spiritual encouragement and uplifting sermons rather than to seek God and to be challenged by His word. Scripture warns us that this will happen; “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.” – The Bible (2 Timothy 4:3-4)
Being apathetic to God’s word, His will and His plans for our lives is a sin which some church folks don’t even seem to be aware they are committing. What we need to be is diligent, rather than apathetic.
We need to be faithful to seek God’s presence; to hunger for His word; to thirst after His righteousness; and to actively serve and work for Him each and every day.
An apathetic attitude should be avoided for it will leave us dry and empty. But a mindset of diligence will allow our spiritual cup to be filled to overflowing and will equip and enable us to do great things for God’s Kingdom.
Today’s Prayer:
Father, keep me from apathy and guide me towards diligence.
“To try maybe to die, but not to care is never to be born.”
- William Redfield
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