Captivate
I am convinced that this is a concept that is lost in modern society, and we are all the worse as a result.
We live in a "gotta have it" and "if I can't have it now, I don't want it" society. In the age of instant headlines, instantaneous communication, fast food, and the information super highway, we have fashioned our attention span to that of a four year old. There are numerous "things" that grab our attention, but few if any are able to hold it longer than a commercial break. It is our spiritual lives, I'm afraid, that suffer the most from this virus.
Definition: "To attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence."
Christ, ultimately, is the One that ought to captivate us the most. He is, without a doubt, beautiful--His saving grace, mercy, undying love, His entire being embodies beauty. His excellence goes without saying.
Yet there is also something lost by not being captivated by our husbands and wives, and our children. We worship at the alter of the youth, forsaking the experience and wisdom of those that have gone before us.
Often, when we fail to be captivated, we place the blame on the one that we feel ought to be captivating us. Perhaps we ought to consider whether we, the listeners, are responsible for the failure to be captivated.
Here is a new song by the Christian music group Delirious about being captivated:
Soli Deo Gloria
I am convinced that this is a concept that is lost in modern society, and we are all the worse as a result.
We live in a "gotta have it" and "if I can't have it now, I don't want it" society. In the age of instant headlines, instantaneous communication, fast food, and the information super highway, we have fashioned our attention span to that of a four year old. There are numerous "things" that grab our attention, but few if any are able to hold it longer than a commercial break. It is our spiritual lives, I'm afraid, that suffer the most from this virus.
Definition: "To attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence."
Christ, ultimately, is the One that ought to captivate us the most. He is, without a doubt, beautiful--His saving grace, mercy, undying love, His entire being embodies beauty. His excellence goes without saying.
Yet there is also something lost by not being captivated by our husbands and wives, and our children. We worship at the alter of the youth, forsaking the experience and wisdom of those that have gone before us.
Often, when we fail to be captivated, we place the blame on the one that we feel ought to be captivating us. Perhaps we ought to consider whether we, the listeners, are responsible for the failure to be captivated.
Here is a new song by the Christian music group Delirious about being captivated:
Soli Deo Gloria
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