Good Morning! Rom 12:2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what Gods will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will. Are you a Casual Christian? I am finding out in some ways of my life I am. And the thing about being a Casual Christian is sometimes we have little or no influence for good upon others. And that is because in certain parts of our lives we do as the world does and condone practices that the Bible clearly states are not good for us. Only because we are afraid of what the world might think, or there are things that my SELF like to do, and so I make excuses so that I can indulge mySELF in them anyway. In the past I really lived for my SELF, I drank, drugged and partied as if there was no tomorrow. But then something happened in 2000, I met Jesus, I mean I really met Him and started having a Relationship with Him. And He started to influence my life. He taught me that I had to die to this SELF. Which is the World and its pleasures. But as I reflected this morning over my Christian walk, I'm seeing areas in my life where I am still condoning certain worldly things. But that is the good thing about God, He will not go to long without bringing those things to light. And for me He usually uses other people to show me where I am conforming. I should have named this text Positive Influence! Because by letting Jesus influence my life, He also brings other people into my life that show me where and how I am being a Casual Christian. I have my guys in group at Celebrate Recovery who all help each other to see how we might be living Casual. And here of late the Lord has brought someone else in my life that has showed me I am living a little to Casual sometimes. Because on my reflection today I saw that it is only through a life of True obedience to Christ that I can really see Gods perfect will for my life. Only through that dying to SELF can I change myself. So today I ask you, are you a Casual Christian letting the world change you? Or are you doing something to try and change, so that you might help change the world? HABD!
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Being a Casual Christian?
Good Morning! Rom 12:2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what Gods will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will. Are you a Casual Christian? I am finding out in some ways of my life I am. And the thing about being a Casual Christian is sometimes we have little or no influence for good upon others. And that is because in certain parts of our lives we do as the world does and condone practices that the Bible clearly states are not good for us. Only because we are afraid of what the world might think, or there are things that my SELF like to do, and so I make excuses so that I can indulge mySELF in them anyway. In the past I really lived for my SELF, I drank, drugged and partied as if there was no tomorrow. But then something happened in 2000, I met Jesus, I mean I really met Him and started having a Relationship with Him. And He started to influence my life. He taught me that I had to die to this SELF. Which is the World and its pleasures. But as I reflected this morning over my Christian walk, I'm seeing areas in my life where I am still condoning certain worldly things. But that is the good thing about God, He will not go to long without bringing those things to light. And for me He usually uses other people to show me where I am conforming. I should have named this text Positive Influence! Because by letting Jesus influence my life, He also brings other people into my life that show me where and how I am being a Casual Christian. I have my guys in group at Celebrate Recovery who all help each other to see how we might be living Casual. And here of late the Lord has brought someone else in my life that has showed me I am living a little to Casual sometimes. Because on my reflection today I saw that it is only through a life of True obedience to Christ that I can really see Gods perfect will for my life. Only through that dying to SELF can I change myself. So today I ask you, are you a Casual Christian letting the world change you? Or are you doing something to try and change, so that you might help change the world? HABD!
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