Mediocrity: Attack the Root

I’ve got to get something off my chest. And, it sucks….it really does, because it means that I’m part of the problem, but I believe that only in admitting the problem can I find some sort of solution. So, here goes:

I’m mediocre.

And I don’t mean to say that I’m average, or middle of the line. The best way to interpret it would be to say that I’m lukewarm. The bad part about admitting that is that I’m completely disgusted at the amount of mediocrity that can be found in the church in our culture. Of course, that reminds me that it’s always easier to hate what you really are in order to make yourself look better than to actually do anything about it.

This week, as I go about my daily life, I really want to work to end mediocrity. But I know it has to start with me. I have to step up my game and stop making excuses. I want to live my life with passion, I want people to know what I believe and I want to stand for what I really do believe.

May mediocrity end where it begins – my heart…..and if not, then may God take me home.

~ by Marty on November 8, 2009.