"Because we're Hindu"

I spent the evening with some friends over at their house, and it was amazing. I met some of their other friends and I haven't laughed that much in a long time. I also learned a lot through listening to their conversations. It was really interesting, even if he didn't think I was interested. :-)

He shared a story about when he was on a train one time, and a family was there with their child, and they'd shaved his head and pierced his ear. Pretending to be a dumb tourist, he asked the father why they pierced his ear, with the response "Because we're Hindu". He explained that he understood that, but what does it mean, why did they do that. "Because we're Hindu," the man replied again. "But why the pierced ear?" And the gentleman turned to his wife and asked hime why they pierced their son's ear, and she told him to say "Because we're Hindu".

I tell this story because it reminds me of how complacent Christians become. We do things because other people do them. We see someone raising their hands during a song, and we do it. We see someone praying, so we pray. We know that we're supposed to be baptized during our lives, so we say we're ready for baptism. But do we really understand the reason? Do we really note the implications of our actions and wonder where they came from, what they symbolize?

There is so much complacency going through America, but at the same time, I see places that are beginning to address this. People are starting to realize that high school and college are huge turning points in the lives of young people and are a ministry that needs attention. And I'm glad to say that I see HUGE things taking place among those populations. It is a time where so much is changing in our lives, and where we make decisions that affect us for the rest of our lives.

I read an article a few months ago that stated that once people hit 25-30, the chances of them coming to Christ decrease significantly. I wonder why that is? Do we become so hardened or stubborn at that age that we can't change our patterns? O, to see God do amazing things... I am so blessed to witness them!

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