Christian Soldier

September 23, 2010 by Debbie.

I heard a new (to me) song today - American Soldier. If you haven’t heard it, take a few minutes to listen to it - American Soldier.

The song is wonderful the way it is but I couldn’t help but substitute the word Christian for American in the title. Listen to it again with that substitution in mind. One line in the song says I can’t call in sick on Monday when the weekend’s been too strong. How many Christians spiritually call in sick on Monday (or any day) when life has been overwhelming or we just want to be lazy? Somehow we think it’s OK as spiritual things are, well, spiritual, and not seen or touched as the physically things of this life are. God’s not going to dock your pay check (the immediate one anyway) nor hold it against you like a flesh and blood boss.

The line that hit me the most was I don’t want to die for you, but if I have to I will (paraphrasing as I can’t remember the exact words.)  I think most Christians would say they’d lay down their life for some one, but how many will walk up to a stranger and ask if they know Jesus died for them? I’m not exempting myself from any of these statements, believe me! I’m writing this because these thoughts are stirring my heart and misery loves company so I have to share.

I’m sick of being comfortable in this life. One of the quotes I like from Hold up the Sky is “We get what we’re willing to put up with.” I’m getting less and less willing to put up with anything that is not from God but it’s not going to just change or just happen on it’s own - it’s up to us to fight for what we believe in and LIVE the Word of God. I almost typed live what we believe but honestly, that’s the problem: we DO live what we believe. Maybe it’s time to evaluate what we really believe and how important it is to us.

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