The Killer Called Mediocrity

I've been looking at the church as a whole and all I see is mediocrity. We, as the church, have settled for a life that is "in the middle." The middle is great. We get the best of both worlds. We get what the world has to offer and we get the nice happy feelings that we feel when we go to church. And then I looked at my own life...and God showed me that I have fallen victim to this killer known as mediocrity. Why is it a killer? When we settle for anything less then what God has for us, that is the moment that we are trying to control our own lives...and that is when we lose the life that God has for us. And I have allowed mediocrity to sneak into my life. I pray but I don't pray as I should. I read my bible but I don't study it like I should. I'm a Christian but I don't always live my life for God. Mediocrity is a killer and if we settle for that, then we will soon be dead.