08/30/22 LIFE IS NOT A TIDDLYWINK ARENA

08/30/22 LIFE IS NOT A TIDDLYWINK ARENA

Imagine being the best Tiddlywink player in the world, ever. From childhood you were always able to play the game with fierce ability. You eventually entered into wider competitions, which took you all over the world and filled your trophy case with awards and your bank account with money. You were sought after by the news media, lauded by society. As a Christian you even used your success as a platform to become known as a Christian Tiddlywink-er. But when it came down to it, you were much more of a Wink champion than a witness for Christ. But at least you became the world champion.

The world is filled with folks who pursued the trivial while letting the essential and eternal take a backseat. Some of those who pursued the trivial became champions, in music, acting, sports, business, public service, education, but their exceptionalism in the trivia was a waste of God given talents, skills, abilities, acumen.
Though some of them were known as "Christian" whatever, they were primarily the artist, more than they were the Christian.

The best years of growth, learning, development, training, energy are wasted on that which is simply fun, simply empty fun. Worse than that, it is fun that eventually robs the same person of the greatest opportunity of service to God.

Pursuing that which fades not only robs the person, robs them of their future and robs the lost, it robs the childhood of the greatest love, power, adventure, spiritual realities.