"Halfway, Half-hearted, and Half-a**ed"

When I first set up this blog and began writing, it was with the thought that I would be able to allude to my personal faith and relationship with God without using the “G” word.    You know, kind of like being in a closet and opening the door occasionally to toss out some tidbits.  Many people are offended by that word, and it was my effort to not "turn off" my readers.

Silly me!  That approach is not unlike being a little bit pregnant.  It simply isn’t possible and can’t happen.

Have you ever been around a person or been involved with one who does things half-hearted?  In the end everything is halfway, compromised.  You may have found yourself thinking, “Why bother?”

Several years ago I taught piano. That enterprise didn’t last long as the majority of my students did not have the passion or desire to put in the time and the effort it takes to learn how to play an instrument.  It is impossible to teach one who isn’t passionate about the whole process, that it takes practice and commitment to be a pianist.  Those half-hearted students quickly faded away.

passion:  great, strong, powerful emotion; fervor; determination; zeal 

A friend commented recently that I was a “bit fired up.”  He was referencing how I see our world and the things taking place in that world--and that is in a spiritual light.  My response was “Yes, I am fired up.  I am very passionate about what I believe and what I see.” 

We are spiritual beings, and the world and everything in it is spiritual.  Those who view life in purely a natural, political, environmental manner are going to be caught by surprise.  I believe that with every fiber of my being. 

A spiritual alarm is being sounded, and a mediocre response isn't going to be good enough.  We were born into a world where a battle between good and evil is taking place. “Armageddon” is not a word created by Hollywood.

And so I have come out of that closet and will continue to lay myself, my thoughts, and my beliefs out in the open.   I can do no other.  Question them, challenge them, find out for yourself what is true and what isn’t.  Warning:  the "G" word will be used.

These are important times we are living in, and halfway, half-hearted, and half-a**ed are not good enough.  As my mother-in-law used to say, "Pardon my French," but I needed to get your attention. 

"He who is not for me is against me."

“I know your works; you are neither cold nor hot.  I wish you were either cold or hot.  So, because you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I am about to spit you out of my mouth.”