Pondo From My POV

So, if you have read Jesse's blog he talked about not worrying about things and letting God have complete control over your life. Because believe it or not, we don't have the control...we like to think so a lot of the time but, in the end, WE FAIL! This was definitely one of the things I was able to pull away from Pondo with in my heart. But one thing that really interested me that week was the idea of having a "mountaintop experience." That spiritual high that lights us on fire like never before! However, when we come back down...when we begin to feel that worldly pull again and we begin to slip into our old habits and seemingly sinful ways, we become what Pondo called a "caffeinated Christian" or begin to live "red-bull Christianity." This got me to thinking about what that really means and how I can apply it to my own life.

To explain this in a little bit more detail- when we drink energy drinks...or coffee...or too much soda, whatever, we overload our system with lots of sugar and stimulants. Our body processes this stuff as quickly as possible, giving us...MORE ENERGY!!! However, since the body had to work too hard to give you this energy, once the work is done, you experience a "crash." This translates to our walk with Christ, we go to these Christian camps and drink our energy drink for the week. We get so pumped up to do things for God and to live the example we always talk about living with this newfound energy. We get back down the mountain and it lasts for awhile, we may read our Bibles for a few days in a row or maybe even pray a couple more times than we would have before. But then the "crash" comes, and we run back to the ways of old, waiting for our next caffeine rush. But does this always have to be the case? I think not.

If there's one thing I learned from Pondo it was this- you will not experience a change unless you embrace it. Embracing means to become apart of...the change must be apart of you, it requires dedication. It's not easy, what is these days anyway...but it is possible by God. Caffeinated Christians' examples don't stand the test of time, but we don't have to be that way. Be the change.