Alex on #Discontentment

Are you living an Epic life? A life that draws people toward Christ? A life that is continually serving? A life that will be remembered after you've passed away? At your funeral, are people going to say to each other, "She was nice." Or "He was so popular." Do you want them to say that about you? Or do you want them to say: "She really loved God." Or "He was always on fire for Jesus." Do you want to be remembered for your heart for God?

At Varsity, we talked about discontentment is not always a bad thing. In fact, it can be really good. For example, my discontentment with being shy and uninvolved prompted me to take Drama class, volunteer at church, and take on some leadership roles. This past Wednesday night, my discontentment with talking about Jesus rather than talking with Jesus made me decide to spend more time conversing with my Savior - and listening to his voice.

We should continually be satisfied with our possessions and our stuff. Believe me, I'm not rich, but I have more than many people around the world. We don't need anything else. We should also be continually unsatisfied with our relationship with God and our effectiveness in serving others. There is always something more that we can do; whether we spend some extra time in God's word each day, whether we spend a Saturday helping homeless people instead of watching tv, whether we try to meet new people who need Jesus... The goal is to become more like Christ.

So, I'm going to leave you with some big "preachy" words. Justification happens when you first accept Jesus Christ into your life. For me, it happened when I was young and I prayed to Jesus one night. For some, it happens while at Varsity or a camp or youth trip. It's that first initial step. Then there's sanctification, which happens continually. It's a constant process to become more like Jesus. Read one of the gospels (Luke and John are my favorites) to learn about who Jesus was and what he did.

To live an epic life, be discontent with how much you serve people and how deep you connect to God. Work on being sanctified!

Alex W / Message Writer