Nany Asians blend their notions of Christianity with Western pop culture. In many parts of Asia, movies produced in the West, such as Rambo, are referred to as Christian movies. Likewise, Asians of the major religious groups perceive Christian worship meetings on Sundays and buildings with steeples as just Western culture.
Without realizing it, leaders who sincerely follow Christ can easily lose their freedom and become captive to cultural models of leadership. Leaders can also become slaves to personal fears and the desire for human approval.
Chris and I had the privilege of joining more than one hundred European Navigator staff who work with college students in ten countries. Seeing firsthand the faith of these young men and women filled us with joy.
The voices of these next generation apprentice missionaries cracked as they cried out to God, asking Him to open the eyes of the blind, and to open hungry hearts to respond to the Good News of Jesus and His Kingdom.
There are many causes for a thirsty soul, but discontentment is a principal factor. We are surrounded by fallen people and a broken world. We become discontent with ourselves, our sinfulness, and mortality. All this can cause spiritual weariness. Like David, we live in a spiritually dry land.
