Part-time, Full-time, Some-time?

* Originally posted on 'The Waiting Room' on Thursday, Oct 7, 2004. *

Worship is an everyday thing. Not a Sunday-thing, nor a 2-times-in-a-week thing. So too is our commitment and faith in our Lord, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Commitment is something we take on and give it our all. The word commitment in itself means dedication towards being a part of or doing something. There is no such thing as half-hearted commitment in my opinion. The day we accepted God in our lives, we accepted to be His humble servants. It's funny how people view commitment sometimes. When we commit to a relationship with another human being (a girlfriend or boyfriend for example), do we commit to them part-time? Do we tell them we only want to see them 3 days in a week and if we have to see them a 4th day in a particular week, do we make a deal with them to see them a day less the following week as a replacement? Does it matter how many days in a row we see them? Should there be a fixed pattern? Same goes with our commitment to God. Do we attend service at church on Sundays because of routine? Because its a corporate or religious thing to do on Sunday? Do we serve at church because we feel obligated to? Because some church member asked us to? Serving God is an honour. It's sad for me to see that not everyone feels as such. It's sad to see that for some, God isn't the true driving force behind our motives and actions as disciples of Christ. Should being commited in our Life Group participation, serving at church as part of the Worship Team or attending service on Sunday be such a 'job'? Shouldn't each be seen as an opportunity to meet with God? Or perhaps sometimes even seen as a place of comfort?