I don't know if you all know this or not, but my wife and I just had our first kid. I mean, it's not like all of my facebook and twitter has been about it for the past two weeks. (On a side note, shoot... I am totally that guy.)
Anyways, one thing that having a kid afforded me was a weekend off. No church. Not even in attendance.
It was kind of a "mini fast" from church, if you will.
And it was good. Very good. Not "I wish I could get away like this every Sunday" good. Not "wouldn't it be nice if I didn't have to work every weekend" good. Good in a much different way.
It was good in the sense that I realized how much I enjoy doing what I do.
That's one thing that fasting does. It reminds you how much you really enjoy something. It takes you from being so stuffed that you're sick to your stomach back to a healthy hunger.
We're in a crazy season of ministry, friends. We have volunteers at Waterloo who are on literally every weekend, and are approaching the same trend at Cedar Falls.
So, why on earth then would we dedicate a "Seek Me to Live" Wednesday to fasting, of all things, from church?
Well, here's why.
On the weekend that I was at home, I tweeted this:
And I received this wonderful response from an incredible mentor of mine:
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via web in reply to jessetinkDid you get that? We need to put "missing church" in as a rhythm of life. And if we do, all will benefit.
As God's artists, let's be careful that our experience of worship extends beyond our service to him on the weekends. Sometimes the most worshipful thing we can do is not serve. Sometimes the most enjoyable thing we can do with God has to happen apart from church.
Sometimes we need to fast, even from church. Not just to "recharge our batteries." Not even because we're entitled. Rather, so that our hunger for God and our passion for service will be reignited.
All will benefit if we do.
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