You know what a couch potato is, right? That term is usually used to describe a person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying on a couch and leads a life of little to no physical activity. This is a person who usually does very little for others, and instead, often needs or expects others to be doing things him. Quite a mental picture.
Is it possible that a Christian could become a spiritual couch potato? This is not necessarily someone who spends a lot of time sitting on a literal couch, but a person who engages in little to no spiritually-focused activity, and in fact, does very little for others (and therefore, for the Lord—Matt. 25:34-46). It can be easy to become lethargic as a Christian.
It can be easy to sit and watch other Christians “doing the work.” It can be easy to “let the younger folks step up.” But being a true Christian involves “giving all diligence” (2 Pet. 1:5), “always abounding in the work of the Lord” (1 Cor. 15:58) and doing “good to all,” especially our fellow Christians (Gal. 6:10). Am I a couch potato Christian or a “doer” Christian (Jas. 1:22-25)?