God has revealed to us that the demands of running the Universe have necessitated that He change His level of involvement in our lives.
Starting today, He will be available to meet with you one day a week for one hour, between the hours of 8:30 AM and 12:00 PM. He will be on a very tight schedule so be punctual and please do not exceed the allotted one hour time slot. This is assuming that there is not a world wide crisis that demands His attention during that time. If He is not available to make the scheduled appointment, then He promises to try and make it again the following week. Be prepared for Him to be distracted during the time He has with you, because the cares and worries of the Universe certainly will be invading His thoughts… and He will probably be concerned about the wait time at the restaurant He will be eating at immediately following your scheduled meeting.
Does this sound absurd to you? I know it does to Him! But, this is how most Christians approach the Father, the Lord God and Creator of you and all that is. Who has made Himself available to each of us 24 hours a day 7 days a week, 365 days a year for as long as you walk the planet! He is the same God that has said in His word to Love Him with all that we are and have, and to place Him first in our lives, to spend every waking moment in service to Him alone.
Casual Christianity is not Christianity, and there is no such thing as an over committed Christian. God is not pleased nor does He recognize half hearted feeble attempts to serve Him one day a week (if it is convenient to our schedule) in a church service where we are physically present but mentally absent.
Serving God is like being pregnant… you either are or you’re not. And if you are pregnant, then your life is consumed with nurturing the child growing within you. Your life did not stop because you became pregnant, but your priorities changed. You changed the things you ate, the way you lived and made plans for the new life you would enjoy after the birth of your child.
The way we walk with Christ is much the same, we change the things we do, removing the activities that are not pleasing to Him and engaging in activities that do. We begin to live with a new purpose, looking forward to and making plans for the future that He holds for us.
And like being pregnant, you always are… and the life you live is for the baby inside of you, just as the life we live as Christians is full time and is always for the God we serve.
Starting today, He will be available to meet with you one day a week for one hour, between the hours of 8:30 AM and 12:00 PM. He will be on a very tight schedule so be punctual and please do not exceed the allotted one hour time slot. This is assuming that there is not a world wide crisis that demands His attention during that time. If He is not available to make the scheduled appointment, then He promises to try and make it again the following week. Be prepared for Him to be distracted during the time He has with you, because the cares and worries of the Universe certainly will be invading His thoughts… and He will probably be concerned about the wait time at the restaurant He will be eating at immediately following your scheduled meeting.
Does this sound absurd to you? I know it does to Him! But, this is how most Christians approach the Father, the Lord God and Creator of you and all that is. Who has made Himself available to each of us 24 hours a day 7 days a week, 365 days a year for as long as you walk the planet! He is the same God that has said in His word to Love Him with all that we are and have, and to place Him first in our lives, to spend every waking moment in service to Him alone.
Casual Christianity is not Christianity, and there is no such thing as an over committed Christian. God is not pleased nor does He recognize half hearted feeble attempts to serve Him one day a week (if it is convenient to our schedule) in a church service where we are physically present but mentally absent.
Serving God is like being pregnant… you either are or you’re not. And if you are pregnant, then your life is consumed with nurturing the child growing within you. Your life did not stop because you became pregnant, but your priorities changed. You changed the things you ate, the way you lived and made plans for the new life you would enjoy after the birth of your child.
The way we walk with Christ is much the same, we change the things we do, removing the activities that are not pleasing to Him and engaging in activities that do. We begin to live with a new purpose, looking forward to and making plans for the future that He holds for us.
And like being pregnant, you always are… and the life you live is for the baby inside of you, just as the life we live as Christians is full time and is always for the God we serve.
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