When it comes to our walk with Christ, my friend Mireille says it best, "Get real. Get right. Repent." If we feel as if we are walking with Christ and going no where, let's examine our lives.
"Get Real:" Be real with yourself. Are you actually reading your word to learn or just for brownie points with God? Are you praying from your heart or for ten seconds before dinner? Are you sinning on accident or are you making excuses to do it on purpose? We need to be real with ourselves. If we can't even be honest with ourselves, how do we expect to walk with the God who calls Himself Truth?
"Get Right:" If there is a problem, you have to walk to fix it. If you don't want to make something right, you can't expect a change. If you have offended God, or the body of Christ, or anyone else at all, you need to get right. If we are not willing to fix the relationship, then there will be little to no growth happening.
"Repent:" Birds fly, fish swim, and Christians repent. This should not be surprising. We should be repenting at all times. It's how we turn away from sin and turn to God. If we need to repent of something, now is the time, because putting it off will only hurt us. God doesn't depend on our service. We are the ones that need Him. Hebrews 2:3 says, "How shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation...?" We need His salvation, so repentance is key.
I believe Psalms 51:3-4 sums this all up. "For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight; so You are right in Your verdict and justified when you judge."
Get real. Get right. Repent.
-D
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