Why do we....

Do you ever wonder why do we....

Why do we work at the job we have?
Why do we have the friends we have?
Why do we attend the Church we attend?
Why do we allow Worship to be about style instead of Spirit?
Why do we .....

As I get older I find myself asking more of the why do we questions. Sometimes the answers are easy. Why do we work at the job we have? To eat, to live, to pay bills and to have. But isn't our work supposed to be more than that? Aren't we to work to please God? To do our very best all the time? Easier said then done. At least for me.

Do we have the friends we have because they are the only ones who can put up with us and the silly things we do? Or are these "friends" supposed to be much more? Are they the ones who help us grow into better people? Are the the ones who have the courage to say that our zipper is down?

Church. Why do we attend the Church we go to? Because we have always gone there or my parents went there. But deep down, really deep down why do we attend there? There are days when I go to Church and I can't wait to get it over with. To get the loud praise and worship done. To get the same sermon with the same jokes done. To get the same feeling of obligation that I had the previous Sunday so I can say that I went to Church. Maybe for me, I need to have Church start coming to me. To come into my soul with the fierceness of a lioness defending her cubs or a soccer mom cheering on her children. Maybe I need to see the "Passion of the Christ" before every service to get just a glimpse of the sacrifice that was made for me.

Why do we....

My soul craves to see a new vision of Christ. A fresh understanding of what HE really did for me. A new fragrance that will open my heart and eyes to what HE wants me to savor.

I want that for my wife and my children. I want them to have an awakening of the soul this Easter. I want them to have a new vision, a new understanding and a new fragrance.