Is there a price to pay for getting whatever you want and having whatever you need? There most certainly is, and it’s called boredom. And apparently boredom is one of the unfortunate outcomes of our overstuffed, overfed, consumerist Western lifestyle.

Reading this article about the modern phenomena of boredom, I recall the stories I’ve heard of children and teenagers driving their parents nuts during summer break because they were bored. Bored? School is out, the weather is fine, the world is your oyster, and you’re…bored? Somehow I missed out on that when I was growing up — not because I’m anyone special whatsoever, but because I was blessed to be raised by parents who loved life and were interested in many things, and I was also blessed to be home schooled by them and taught that all of life is “school” and that we have something new to learn and discover each and every day.

So with that in mind, stop allowing yourself to wallow in boredom, and find something that pulls you out of yourself and pushes you into serving a higher purpose. In fact, I issue a challenge to you right here and now: go seek God with your whole heart, and do whatever it is that He commands you to do. I guarantee that your life will never, ever be boring again.