Mid-life crisis–it’s that period in a person’s life when they begin to question so much about their own identity. “Who am I? What is my purpose in life? What have I accomplished? What do people think of me? Have I done everything I want to do before I run out of time?”
These are all questions that begin to plague humanity around the midpoint of life. The body is growing older, strength is waning, and the individual begins to sense that time is running out for them, creating a feeling of urgency to live recklessly, throw caution to the wind, and “live life.” They may behave irrationally, try to appear younger than they truly are, and make irresponsible purchases.
Much in the same way, the spiritual atmosphere brings a Christian that is in tune with the spirit of prophecy to a point of crisis. As time draws to an end, the sense of urgency grows; and a Christian feels the press. Time is running out! What have we accomplished for God? Are we satisfied with the status quo? Are we content with the place to which we have come? We run the risk of reminiscing about the “good old days,” settling into a routine, and coasting to the end of life.
May God stir us to a spiritual crisis! It’s time to throw caution to the wind and move! While others may be content to sit in the retirement home, we should be out being wild for God. Time is running out, and if we don’t do something for God now, we may never have the chance again.
Let’s be crazy for the Lord, so others may look on and say, “I think they are in a crisis.” Not because of any unseemly behavior, but because they can sense a reckless abandon to God in our spirit.
“And now I have flung myself recklessly out,
GEORGE D. WATSON
Like a chip on the stream of the Infinite Will.
I pass the rough rocks with a smile and a shout,
And I just let my God His dear purpose fulfill.”
