Profile of the Obsessed

Obsessed: To have the mind excessively preoccupied with a single emotion or topic.

This chapter of Crazy Love is about being obsessed with God.

It starts off by talking about lovers. Only loving the people who love you back will get you no where. Of course everyone loves their friends, their family, and the people that love them back. Even non-Christians do that. There has to be more to our faith than friendliness, politeness, and even kindness. In Luke chapter 6 it says "If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even "sinners" love those who love them. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back." Francis Chan says that "True faith is loving a person after he has hurt you. True love makes you stand out." Jesus commands us to love our enemies and pray for them. He commands that we give to people without expecting them to give us something in return. People who are obsessed with Jesus give freely and openly, without censure. They love those who hate them and who can never love them back.

Next he talks about risk takers. We are so consumed by our safety and make it our highest priority. Often times we pray to God and ask him to keep us safe on this trip or drive. In the words of Chan "we have elevated safety to the neglect of whatever God's best is, whatever would bring God the most glory, or whatever would accomplish His purposes in our lives and in the world." People who are obsessed with Jesus care more about God's kingdom coming to this earth than their own lives being shielded from pain or distress.

The humble. Too many people in our society today who have faithfully served Christ and praised by others and start to believe they are really important. What is more important than anything else is giving God the glory. Without Him none of it would be possible and through HIM we can do all things. Pride and selfishness is something that keeps us from being the best we can be and giving Him everything. I find myself struggling with this a ton. If I do something good or praise worthy, I first think of myself and how great it was. In reality, I should be giving all the praise to God because without Him, I am nothing and can do nothing. A person who is obsessed with Jesus knows that sin of pride is always a battle. They seek to make themselves less known and Christ more known.