Jarrod Jones

Do you ever get bored with Jesus? Do you slip into the place where church is boring, reading Scripture is boring, praying is boring… Jesus is boring?

Here’s a better question: Is Jesus bored with you?

Sometimes I feel that radical Christianity has become mostly about getting Christian tattoos, not cursing, handing out bottled water while saying “Jesus loves you” at red lights, and “bold” t-shirts like, “God doesn’t believe in atheists.” I don’t particularly have a problem with these (okay, maybe the t-shirt), but Jesus never emphasized special Christian markings, outings, and clothing. As a matter of fact, in John 13, Jesus said “By this the world will know that you are my disciples in that you love one another.” They’ll know we’re disciples by our love, not by our tattoos and t-shirts.

Jesus called for a way of life… Deny self, carry cross, follow HIm. Obey. Share the gospel. Love each other. Love the unloved, unlovable, and unlovely through word and deed.

I’m in this with you. Is Jesus bored with me? I’ve been asking this question to myself while leaning into 2010. Is Jesus bored with me because I’m not living radically for Him, trusting Him, depending on Him, obeying Him, serving Him by serving others, even if it costs me?

Is Jesus bored with us?