Measuring commitment

How do we measure commitment?

I worry sometimes when the Pharisee in me comes out, I want to see people at this or that meeting as a sign of their commitment to things. I always find that Jesus challenge is by contrast to send people out to do what they do in a committed way. So rather than having such a busy calendar with 'church' stuff Jesus equips and sends out. So the disciples are sent out, those Jesus heals are then sent back to their homes to tell others and so on.

Paul seems to do like wise telling the Thessalonians off not for not spending enough time in committee or church meetings but for giving up work. I have to learn to measure commitment by determination to take the gospel into everyday life, to live every moment worthy of the gospel in front of a watching world, not to be at prayer meeting, home group, leading youth work, a missionary meeting, and two services on a Sunday. That is religion and legalism, and we are saved to go into our world and be grace to people.

That is not say we are not to meet up and pray and support one another, that is vital, but the question is one of balance. Have I got the balance right? Does my diary reveal a right balance or an imbalance? Does it reveal a missional Jesus follower or a religious fanatic?