depth

 

Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.
- 2 Corinthians 13:5 (NKJV)
 
With today’s technology, I rarely have to sit through commercials anymore. I can fast-forward and get straight to the show I want to watch. But over the years, I’ve noticed something about the commercials I do catch—they almost always promise immediate results. A cleaner bathroom in minutes. A pill to lose weight fast. Makeup to hide every flaw. An exercise machine guaranteed to “trim and tone.”
These messages are all about the surface. They point out what’s wrong, then offer a quick fix—no depth required.
So when Paul writes, “Examine yourselves,” those words can feel uncomfortable. But they’re not meant to shame us; they’re an invitation to honesty. Richard Foster said it plainly: “Superficiality is the curse of our age.”  We love quick fixes, instant answers, and surface-level spirituality, yet real transformation doesn’t happen that way.
Depth requires intention. It asks us to slow down, to stop skipping past the hard questions, and to let God search our hearts. Is Christ truly at the center of my life—or just added on when it’s convenient? That kind of examination doesn’t weaken faith; it strengthens it, anchoring us far beyond the surface.
 
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