Why church is boring

Early on in middle school I began owning faith in Christ for myself. Many restless nights of thinking about God, eternity and salvation and praying for faith resulted in a fairly solid personal relationship with Jesus by the time I hit high school. With that said, often times church was very boring for me. My nap during Sunday morning Sunday school was usually followed by a deeper slumber during the church service.

Why? Did I not care about God? No. Was I too tired from the weekend? Well, maybe sometimes. I'm not trying to shift the blame completely off myself but I must say that my teachers were not very convincing that it really mattered--that the truth they were telling me had changed their lives. There was no passion!

In Psalm 27, David had a much better experience in "church" than I did. In verse 4 he says, "One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life. To gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple."

Wow, that guy must have had some great experiences in "church" to narrow down the primary desire of his life to one thing--being there all the time. David experienced the presence of God in such a real way at the Temple (or Tent as it probably was at that time) that he longed to see more and more of God's beauty.

It is my desire to communicate Truth with such passion, purpose and obvious longing for God that others will desire what David desired. John Piper calls it Expository Exultation. That term sounds a bit boring in itself but the concept is right on. I want to communicate in such a way that God's glory, character, and beauty are irresistible! And I know that begins with me being able to narrow down my list of desires and dreams to one primary thing--more of God in my life!