"The Slumber of Christianity"

I am reading this book by Ted Dekker and it has been quite the read. The author has been addressing some of the issues and questions that I have been grappling with. For instance, "how are we different from non-christians?" We have the same divorce rate as the unchurched, pursue the same goals and have the same feeling of dissatisfaction.
Dekker argues that though there are some Christians whose lives are 'on-fire' and feel satisfied, the majority of Christians live parallel lives to the unchurched.
C.S Lewis quotes, "Indeed if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the gospels, it would seem that our Lord finds our desires not too strong but too weak. We are halfhearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered to us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in the slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday by the sea. We are far too easily pleased."

Dekker comments, " Your fundamental view of life and faith will be challenged and changed. Then, and only then, will you be able to look at the adventure set before you on this earth and embrace it with the kind of anticipation a child has for Christmas."

Dekker argues that we are constantly striving for greater and better only to be left feeling utterly dissatisfied, questioning the truth of Scripture and the promises made in it. We have lost sight of the ultimate goal and prize, heaven. With the greater understanding that nothing on this earth will EVER satisfy us, we must awake from the slumber and find satisfaction in Him.

But how? How do we do this on a daily basis?

To be continued.....