Holy Discontent #3

Holy Discontent by Bill Hybels:
Continuing on from yesterday. "They have a constant awareness that what is wrecking them is wrecking the heart of God. Refusing to stay fed up, though, they instead get fueled by their restless longing for the better-day realities God says are coming soon. They listen to the soulish instinct inside them that says life just doesn't have to be the way that most people experience it. Most importantly, they suit up and jump into the game when God says, "If you'll hook up with me, I'll involve you in effecting some much-needed change around here!""

Bill then talks about his own holy discontent and describes when it first hit him. "The church I was attending in those days was so unbelievably self-absorbed that it didn't give a flying rip about people who lived close to us but far from God. In my estimation, the church leaders and members preached compassionate love; they just didn't see the need to practice it."

Bill recounts the time his father was going to ask a man to church with his family, and Bill begged his dad, "Oh, no, dad, not our church! We'll lose him for sure!" That's how much he disliked his church growing up. That's so sad. What do your youth think of your church? They are the future. Can they tell you your church's vision? Do they come up with ways to reach the lost and heal the broken? Do they have a holy discontent, not for their church, but for those outside their four walls? Are they sold out to God?