What does the Lord require of us? is not the same as, "Why aren't they playing my favorite songs?" or "Why doesn't the pastor dress correctly for me?" Those are questions of personal preference and to seek only those is not only an expression of consumerism within the church, but it is serving yourself. And no one can serve two masters. They will either love the one and hate the other or vice versa.
So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]
