Everything new is exciting -- new gadget, new work, new relationship, new almost anything. At some point these new things will become normal and ... ordinary. There is nothing necessarily wrong with that, it is just the way things are.
This is also applicable to things like Covid. Initially, getting Covid was really a big deal. But 2+ years into the lockdown, Covid is getting "normal". The threat of Covid is arguably the same as it was when it began, but our response to it certainly has changed. We humans adapt and we start to treat it lightly. Imagine if things get do not get normal, we are always on an emotional high from a new relationship forever... we would not be able to get any work done! We will always be in-love.
This idea of things gettings normal is applicable in many ares of our lives.
1. Strength of temptation
A sexy picture or a not so wholesome video can popup on your social media feeds. Initially the pull and the temptation for this will be very strong. But as time goes on the allure of this new temptation will fade (or until another new one comes in to you social media feeds hohohohohhoho). But the point is, whatever temptation you are facing now is not the most difficult and will not certainly be the last.
Pray and resist, and that temptation will fade.
1 Corinthians 10:13
13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
2. Our response to sin.
As a particular sin becomes normal and become part of our daily lives, the fear of repercussion for that particular sin becomes less and less. Our hearts will become more and more callous, and the sin becomes "normal". But I assure you, God is not pleased and its deadly affects is not at all lessened.
Our eventual response is that we will take it more and more lightly.
3. The challenges we face.
Everything new is difficult at first. Relax, you will adapt at some point. Just put in the work! It will become normal at some point.
4. Our relationship with God becomes less exciting.
As we grow older in the faith, there is that tendency that we lose our first love. Things of God becomes ordinary. The good thing to bear in mind is that this is normal. It is not just you.
And as things get normal:
a. Saturate your mind with the word of God and devote yourself to prayer and worship.
b. We know that we cannot serve and love God in the same way. We must also grow and level up in the way we worship God. And at some point that too will become normal, and again we should grow and level up in our service for God.
5. Our relationship with our spouses becomes less exciting.
The longer you are in a relationship with your spouse, the easier it gets to neglect and un-cherish them. When was the last time we did something nice for our spouse? Again, the important thing to bear in mind and is that this is normal, and we should do something about it.
Love and cherish is in our wedding vows. Let us cherish our spouse.
Pastor Craig Groeschel said in one of his messsages:
When it comes to marriage, if the grass looks greener on the other side, it's time to water your own yard.