Is "Lukewarmedness" a word?

In our world today consistency, longevity and loyalty all seem to be under appreciated commodities. I swear the only time I hear about loyalty is from drunken friends or sleazy mobbed up movie characters. The only time I hear about longevity is in regards to bands such as U2 or The Rolling Stones, and the last time I heard anybody talk about consistency it was in regards to the texture of a ball of slime in a cup of taro root bubble tea. Gross!

Is it just me or has our society some how lost its luster for these characteristics?

To many times I’ve seen people, particularly young people, discard Consistency for adventure, loyalty for freedom, or longevity in favor of opportunity.

But do these things really need to antithesize one another?

Does a person who is unwilling to commit to anything open themselves up to be whisked away by unforeseen opportunities that are on the horizon or do they limit their potential by being seen as flaky, and inconsistent?

There’s something to be said about randomly being in the right place at the right time, but I think there’s a lot more to be said about being chosen for an opportunity out of desire, as apposed to lack of options. I say there’s more to be said for that, but in reality those aren’t the type of situations we hear a lot about. They’re inherently less dramatic, and everyone loves a little drama.

Speaking of drama: in the bible it says God would rather we be either hot or cold towards him. In some translations it says that a lukewarm temperament towards God makes him want to vomit.

A bit harsh don’t you think God?

The thing about lukewarmedness is that it’s neither here nor there. It’s flaky. It’s noncommittal. It’s a pain in the a**, maybe not for the person being flaky, but for everyone else.

Being lukewarm ruins relationships, it ruins the things we have invested time and energy in, and it defiantly ruins reputations.

Maybe in Life the real adventure is seeing the things we’ve invested in through to a conclusion, maybe the real freedom in life comes to us via our reputation, and maybe, just maybe, the real opportunity in life is our relationships.