"It is easier to be a fanatic than a faithful soul, because there is something amazingly humbling, particularly to our religious conceit, in being loyal to God."
Faithfulness rather than flamboyance is the way of the Kingdom. Attention gaining acts receive fleeting adulation from the masses, but obscure consistency commands the attentiveness of the Father. The lure is always towards the dramatic, but Christ pulls in the opposite direction toward the common. The next time you are tempted to relegate your experience to the dull and ordinary, remember Christ's admonition: "Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things . . . Enter into the joy of your lord." (Matthew 25:21 NKJV)
(Dr. Dane Fowlkes, pastor)
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