Friday, December 31, 2010

Dive in.

Hey Questers, it's DJ.
So funny thing, I'm in Cabo San Lucas until the 1st i think, so i hope this post doesn't show up in Spanish or something.
Anyway, I was with my friend and his family and my family and we went to the beach. Only one problem, we couldn't swim. we couldn't swim because the water was too rough and there were rocks to close to shore. But that got me thinking about girls on the beach. (Bare with me, I know what you're thinking, but this is completely relevant to the story)

You see girls on the beach, they lay down their blankets, put on sunscreen, pop in the earbuds, put on the sunglasses, and just sit there for hours reading People magazine or something. They do all of this stuff, but never actually go in the water (let's say in this case, the water represents Scripture, and the beach represents church, bible study, religion class, youth group, etc.)

It's not enough to just go to bible study, it's not enough to Just go to religion class, IT"S NOT ENOUGH to JUST go to youth group. I mean, if you just go for the sake of going, You're not going to walk away with anything of TRUE VALUE.

So what I'm trying to say with this post is that, any opportunity there is at a bible study or youth group, TAKE IN EVERY WORD. MAKE THE MOST OF IT.
-D.J.

4 comments:

  1. This is such a cool post! I love it. There are so many Christians who go to bible studies, youth groups, church, etc., but they never really dive into their faith. I think you just helped me find my new years resolution! I mean, what's the point of believing and having faith if you're not going to dive in? If you're going to believe in all that stuff but not actually do something about it and live it and put it at the center of your life? So that will be my resolution...to dive in! Thanks DJ :)

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  2. man, this is an awesome analogy! LOVE IT!

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  3. DJ you never cease to impress me. Keep living strong.

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  4. Matthew 15:8 "This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me."

    Just read that yesterday, made me think of this. Great post!

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