Sharing Life and Christ

  I was in a music fraternity in college.   As I was working towards membership, I would regularly be asked questions about all kinds of things.   I was expected to know the answers, but if I didn’t, I was expected to say, “RNE”—results, not excuses.   I’ve always fancied myself a results guy.   When I set my mind to achieving something, I expect to achieve it.   Maybe it will take longer than I’d planned.   Maybe it won’t turn out exactly to the standards I’d set.   But I would follow through and accomplish the task, big or small.   Maybe it’s ambition.   Maybe it’s skill.   Maybe it’s the stubborn pride that refuses to fail.   But what happens when we bring this “RNE” determination and mindset into the Christian life?   It’s one thing to get results in the business world or with a house project.   But what about when we craft a results-driven faith?   To be sure, the Bible speaks of fruitfulness.   We are ...