According to some, I am very "passionate" about certain things in life. According to others, I may simply come across as rude and harsh rather than "passionate". One thing that really bothers me is how passionate people are about sports. I have been told it is highly rude of me to speak about my frustration on this topic since many families really enjoy sports and it might come across poorly for me to say how I truly feel about this topic. But others could argue the same about my own passions in life. Granted, I'm not passionate about sports, but I am definitely passionate about a great many things. I'm passionate about trying to help people to see how wrong abortion is, and the fact that it is murder. I am passionate about the typical Christian's lack of concern for others around them, including the homeless and hungry we see on a daily basis. I am passionate about the fact that it is very disheartening for people to call themselves Christians, and then not act like a Christian. This list could go on forever.
Aside from all of those passions, I would say the thing that I'm passionate about that would make me most like a sports fan is photography. Granted I'm not near as passionate as some, just as not all sports fans are as passionate as others. But regardless, there are similarities there. I have no right to get frustrated with people who seem to be more concerned with and involved in sports than they do the dying soul of a person going to hell. For I am no better than they.
It should not matter to me what people are passionate about, it should only matter to me that they are being MORE passionate about Christ and His great commandment for our lives.
Are we (myself included) really and truly giving the majority of our attention to the life we have after this one, and making sure we spread this news to others? Or are we spending the majority of our time enjoying the temporary pleasures of this world?
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