Do you really believe you are walking with Christ or have you become just a church seat warmer? Many people believe that being a Christian is just about going to church but in reality it is about what you do each day not once a week. We are supposed to be more than just a seat warmer. We are destined for great things but first we must walk with Christ everyday.
Church is only supposed to be a starting point. The pastor can only do so much. They are to lead and guide you but it is still up to you to follow Christ. No one can do that for you.
God expects us to live like Christ everyday not just on Sunday. Are you a Sunday Christian? If you are then you are lukewarm and remember what God thinks about that?
Revelation 3:16 – So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.
Walking with Christ is a daily activity. It isn’t about reading your Bible even though that is a part of it. It isn’t about listening to sermons even though that is a part of. It is all about the love of Christ in you. It is about FULLY surrendering to Christ!
When people see you, do they see the love of Christ in you? Your example is everything. You may be the only person walking with Christ someone knows. If that is true then how they see you will be how they see Christ. What example of Christ do they see in you?
How do you treat your spouse in front of others? Again, this shows the love of Christ in you. Do other people see the love of Christ in you with how you treat your spouse? How about behind closed doors? Do you treat your spouse as a God-loving man or woman or do you just put them down like they are trash?
Remember, God gave you your spouse so when you break them down you are also breaking down God. They are God’s children and God loves them way more than you ever could.
How about your children? Do you treat them in a God-Loving way but still with discipline? Do you tell your child that children are to speak only when spoken to? That is one of the worst things you could say. It robs their creativity from them.
They need to know 3 things. One is that you love them. Two is that you are proud of them. And 3 is that you help them see their God-Given talents within then. They sometimes need to be shown by you what they are good at.
Here is the problem with that, if you are like most people you work all the time then don’t want to be bothered by your kids when you get home so you never really get to know them and what they are good at. You have to spend not just quality time with them but they need quantity time as well so you can guide them. Many people believe as long as you have quality time together then an hour here or there is all you need. Don’t believe that lie! That is what satan wants you to believe. Time is what is destroying our families.
Also, if you aren’t there then they will follow anyone who is there whether good or bad. You never know when your kids are about to open up their hearts to you about things so if you make your time limited then you may end up shutting them out of your life. Then they will open up their hearts to the wrong people.
All of this has everything to do with walking with Christ. Walking with Christ is what you do each day. When people see you, do they try and get away before you see them? Do they say here is the judgmental person coming?
Walking with Christ is all about what you do each day. I have to repeat that because it seems a lot of people forget that. Once they are away from church they go to living like there is no God.
Walking with Christ is also about growing in Christ. The closer you grow towards Christ the less sin appeals to you. Will you still sin? Of course but it becomes less appealing to your heart. The day you pass on should be the closest you have ever been to Christ if you are growing everyday.
It is all about your spiritual journey each day and not year to year! Your spiritual journey happens each day. If you take care of today then a year from now you can look back and say what an awesome journey of growth. If you can say that today I am better and growing more than yesterday then you are on the right track. When you have said enough of those then you can look back over a 5 year span and be able to say wow, look at where I came from.
We might not be as good as we can be but thank God we are better than we used to be! Make spiritual and personal growth a priority and watch your life change for the better.
Ask God to help your spiritual walk. Ask him to guide you each and everyday. Let him know that you are tired of being “Just a Sunday Christian” and you are ready to take this journey to the next level by walking with Christ in everyday life. Ask him to give you the courage and tenacity to stay on course for the rest of your life so that one day you hear those great words “Well done thy good and faithful servant.
Be Inspired or Be Left Behind!
Chris Benton