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us?
If this is where you are, let me re-
peat: We don’t have to settle for dis-
appointment. A rich and satisfying
life is not only possible; it’s waiting for
you to grab hold of it. Although the
path toward that kind of life is not the
easiest—it will require us to strike out
in an unfamiliar direction over difficult
terrain—it’s the only path that will ever
lead to life in the fullest sense.
I’ve had one too many conver-
sations with friends who see nothing
compelling about following Jesus. All
the Christians they know are beat-
en down, have bowed out, or have
grown bored. Most people I know
aren’t looking at the lives of Christians
and saying, “I gotta get me some of
that!” In fact, for many, it’s just the
opposite.
Covering Up the Stink
We can either face up to the fact
that there are seasons when we are
disappointed with our life of faith, or
we can keep walking around talking
about how great everything smells.
But the cost of failing to deal with our
disappointment is not merely that we
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will get stuck in dissatisfaction and fail
to fulfill our potential. We may discour-
age others from pursuing Jesus as well.
So if you’re living with an aching
sense that there has to be more to
faith than what you’ve been experi-
encing, I’m asking you to take action
to turn things around. Do it before the
disappointment, frustration, or bore-
dom gets any worse. There’s more to
the life of faith than what you’re cur-
rently experiencing.
And it’s yours for the taking.
Jason Mitchell is the teaching pastor at LCBC
(Lives Changed By Christ) Church, a thriving
church with locations throughout Pennsylva-
nia. Through speaking and writing, Jason has
influenced thousands of people to pursue Jesus
with passion. He gets fired up about finding new
and compelling ways to make the message of
Christ relevant to people’s everyday lives.
Related Links
Facebook: /jasonmitchellwords
Twitter: @jasonamitchell
Church: https://lcbcchurch.com
Taken from Talk Yourself Happy by Kristi Watts. Copyright ©
2017 by Kristi Watts. Used by permission of Thomas Nelson.
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