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As I'm writing I’m near Rapid City, South Dakota at a men’s retreat and a few minutes ago a student and I were talking about this very thing. He was making the point that men struggle most with lust they’re “bored”. At the same time when I ask guys around the state how their life is going the answer I hear the most is some variation of, “I’m soooo busy right now”.
I don’t think the problem of boredom comes down to a lack of options for how they might spend their time, but rather, a compelling vision that captivates their thoughts and imagination. Thus, the problem comes out something like this:
I want to be a good Christian
I have no vision for what the Kingdom could be on my campus.
I want to eliminate these thoughts and habits but I have nothing to replace them with
I get into an “accountability group” to help me eliminate this sin
If it works I’ll achieve a measure of victory because maybe I won’t commit this sin anymore.
What if it didn’t start with an attempt to eliminate sin, but rather a compelling vision of fulfilling the great commission at your school? What if victory wasn’t an elimination of your sin, but every student at your college having the chance to say “yes” to a personal relationship with Jesus. What if the focus of your life wasn’t yourself?
I long see clumps of students who are gripped by the work of God’s Kingdom, resulting in an elimination of the boredom that’s created by a life of self gratification. I envision small groups of students who are so enraptured by the call of Jesus on their lives that they find themselves desperate to eliminate sin in their lives because their friends’ spiritual lives are stake.
What if “accountability groups” kept one another accountable for personally accepting responsibility for their slice of the great commission pie? What if accountability consisted of a group of your friends calling you out of the mediocrity of the majority and into your unique calling in the service of the King?
-Ethan
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