When I was younger, I'd always been half in and half out when it came to my faith. Praying either when something great had just happened or when I was in trouble, having my actions not align with my "morals", reading the bible for a minute per month, not paying attention in church etc, was my way of life all the while calling myself Christian. It's unbelievably easy to develop the habit of being Christ-like only when it suits you.
Hypocrisy at its best!
Some time ago, I asked myself how I could have expected the full effect of God's power and love in my life, when I hadn't fully given myself to Him and His purpose?!
Make a choice
Allow me to explain in a more relatable way:
You can only excel in the things you're interested in exceling in, if you're fully committed to your progress.
When I was doing my fourth grade of music theory, I thought I would pass the grade having done less than the bare minimum because I am naturally musically inclined. I ditched classes to go to basketball practice, never once had I put in the extra hours and I didn't do any class tests in preparation for the exam. An international exam! As God would have it, I failed something, something that I loved, for the first time in my life.
At that time, the lesson from that failure was simply to study. As I grew older and wiser, the lesson became deeper: There is no such thing as half and half (unless you're in a restaurant) if you want depth in ANYTHING.
Athletes don't qualify for the Olympics without commitment.
Businesses don't thrive without commitment.
A fit and healthy lifestyle can't stay fit and healthy without commitment.
I don't mean to scare you, but all the technology that is around us wouldn't be without a commitment to success.
Lastly, but most importantly, a Christ-like lifestyle is non-existent without commitment.
"For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed him." - 2 Chronicles 6:9 NIV
You're either all in or not.
Make A Choice... hopefully the former.
Hypocrisy at its best!
Some time ago, I asked myself how I could have expected the full effect of God's power and love in my life, when I hadn't fully given myself to Him and His purpose?!
Make a choice
Allow me to explain in a more relatable way:
You can only excel in the things you're interested in exceling in, if you're fully committed to your progress.
When I was doing my fourth grade of music theory, I thought I would pass the grade having done less than the bare minimum because I am naturally musically inclined. I ditched classes to go to basketball practice, never once had I put in the extra hours and I didn't do any class tests in preparation for the exam. An international exam! As God would have it, I failed something, something that I loved, for the first time in my life.
At that time, the lesson from that failure was simply to study. As I grew older and wiser, the lesson became deeper: There is no such thing as half and half (unless you're in a restaurant) if you want depth in ANYTHING.
Athletes don't qualify for the Olympics without commitment.
Businesses don't thrive without commitment.
A fit and healthy lifestyle can't stay fit and healthy without commitment.
I don't mean to scare you, but all the technology that is around us wouldn't be without a commitment to success.
Lastly, but most importantly, a Christ-like lifestyle is non-existent without commitment.
"For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed him." - 2 Chronicles 6:9 NIV
You're either all in or not.
Make A Choice... hopefully the former.
Amen. it's good to be confronted by the truth every so often
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