I'm staring at this blank screen, trying to figure out how to put into words everything that is going through my head and my heart. I have been realizing lately that what Christians in the world today (mainly in America) have turned into is nothing like what God calls us to be. There are some that are truly surrendered to Christ in the way that He tells us to be, but the rest of us (and I'm including myself here) are so watered down that we have come to a point of being "comfortable" living a lukewarm Christian lifestyle.
I am beginning to see that I have been lukewarm for quite some time. I no longer want to be that. I wish people could fathom how much God dislikes lukewarm Christians. I don't even want to THINK about how disgusted God is with me. I just want to worry about how to get out of the massive pool of lukewarm water, and cannonball into the hot springs! I want to have the kind of passion for Christ that the people in the Bible did. The kind of relationship with God that shows Him the fact that I know I NEED Him because I am worthless. I want to crave His word. I want to crave His attention. I want to crave His LOVE.
Another thing that has been on my heart is youth. I wish I could make them understand how important having a REAL relationship with Christ is. I fear for the souls of all the "Christians" who aren't really saved. I wish I could make them listen. I wish they understood fully what happens in the end. I wish I could warn them all of hell and them actually care! The saddest part to me, is we have become so comfortable in the lukewarm water, even comfortable in the cold water... that we no longer feel our NEED for Christ. We feel like we have everything we need. But we don't! I am learning everyday that everything in this life is meaningless; such as jobs, cars, money, clothes, food, movies, games, books, etc. The ONLY thing in life that actually matters, is living for Christ. Surrendering ourselves to Him completely. Only caring about sharing His Gospel with the world. Only caring about saving souls from eternal torment. But our priorities have gotten so mixed up. Saving souls has become something we do on occasion when we go on a mission trip overseas. why are we not consumed with sharing Christ with every single soul we come in contact with?? Sadly, we are selfish beings. We only care about ourselves. I pray that we awaken from our slumber and and build a bonfire! I desire to be so on fire for Christ that I don't CARE what people think of me. That I don't CARE if I have no friends. That I don't CARE if I get thrown in jail. I simply want to do what God commands us to.
