Haunting Question

We are going through The Truth Project in our Bible study groups for the next 10 weeks or so and it is part of the James Dobson "focus on the family" curriculum. Our first session was this week and it ended with this question "Do you really believe that what you believe is really real?" Everyone immediately said yes. It was like a "duh" moment..............at first. Then as we all just kind of sat there.....the enormity of that question and the answer to it hit every one of us. You could almost see it. Because if we really believe that what we believe is really real then why don't we live like it? Why don't we share it with others? Why don't we SHOUT if from the rooftops. Why don't we raise our families and base our friendships on it? Why don't we use it as the measurement by which we do everything in our lives. Why? I don't know. In fact, I asked our group and no one knew. Why can't we be like Paul? I mean, seriously, he was just a man. He wasn't even the best or the brightest. What about all the "heroes" of the Bible? All just like you and me. Yet, when was the last time you felt like a hero for Christ? When was the last time you met someone and worried about their eternal condition? When was the last time that instead of judging someone's actions, you prayed for their soul? How long has it been since you just sat and "talked" with God? For me...........it has been TOO long. Let me ask you two questions. 1) Do you really believe that what you believe is really real? 2) Do people know that by the way you live? We need to live better, to be better, to behave in such a way that our beliefs are clear to all who see us all the time, including ourselves.