Impossible Christianity

As I was sitting in church this morning, the pastor opened up the mic to the congregation to share a testimony of how God had worked in their lives recently. One woman shared a story about how food had been getting in the way of her relationship with God, so he called her to fast to refocus herself. This got me to thinking about barriers, and the things in my own life that prevent me from being the person that God created me to be. It's easy to become complacent, and to overlook "little things" that trip us up, almost without us realizing it. Money is a classic example of an idol, but it can be something as simple as AIM. Maybe you find yourself spending so much time chatting that you stay up late trying to get your work done, and consequently find yourself falling asleep during your quiet time. Are you a workaholic? So caught up in your schoolwork and other activities that God is getting lost in the shuffle? Perhaps it's a significant other....do you look forward to hearing what God has to tell you as much as you do that phone call? Think about it.

I challenge you to ask yourself, am I really submitting myself as a "living sacrifice" to God (romans 12:1)? Is there something that he could ask me to give up that I don't think I could? If so, then that is an idol in your life. God said that we should have no other gods before him (exodus 20:3), and that we cannot serve two masters (matthew 6:24). Serving God should be our number one priority.

Have a blessed week!

-AMR

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