Sometimes it’s necessary to step back & see what we have going on in our lives.  We get so caught up in the hustle & bustle of life, that sometimes, we might lose sight of what our real purpose is.  Sometimes we may just need to stop & ask,

“What kind of Christian am I?”

1. Do we try to follow God by doing our own thing?  Do we go to church just whenever we get ready? (Hebrews 10: 25)  Are we kind, whenever it strikes us, which is not very often? (I Cor. 13:4) Do we open our Bibles, anytime between Sunday & Wednesday night or Wednesday night & Sunday?(II Tim. 2:15)  Are we praying….at all? (I Thess. 5:17)  Are we judgmental of others?(Matt. 7:1)  Listen to what Jesus has to say about doing things our own way-

John 10:1 Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.  

2.   Do we do the bare minimum?  Do we say, I show up for church on Sunday, that’s good enough, right? Well, what are you doing the other 6 days of     the week?  Do you look around & see what’s the very least you can get by with doing for the Lord & leave the rest for someone else to do?  Let me ask you, did God send just anybody to die on the cross for our sins? No, He sent the very best He had.  His own Son. God doesn’t hold back for us.  He puts everything He has into all He gives us.  He’s just awesome like that.

My Daddy has always said, “If you never learn to like LOVE the things of God, you will always be in a struggle.  God does not hold anything from man that is not good for them.  You have to learn to love what God gives us, only.” 

Do we give back to God, the least we can get by with?  When we learn to love the things of God, we won’t have any problem giving back to God with all our hearts. We will never be able to out give God.  So, buckle down & give God your all!

3 . Do we do everything we can with excitement & knowing it is for the greater good?   Or do we throw a hissy fit when somebody says something wrong or does something that just don’t sit quite right with us?  Are we on fire for the Lord?  Or are we just on fire with anger & resentment? You can’t express love if you are angry.  When you help someone to the top of the hill, you can’t help but get closer yourself.  That’s love, that’s putting others before yourself, that’s doing what God wants.  The apostle Paul said in his letter to the church at Rome in

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

Get excited by loving God’s will & doing what His word says, just because it’s the right thing to do.

So, I want you to not only ask yourself, “What kind of Christian am I?” but also, “What kind of Christian do I want to be?”  Then, launch out in faith & be everything God wants you to be.  I promise you, if you will make prayer a fierce warrior in your life & not a last resort, God will work in your life.  Make sure you are praying for our leaders of this great country of ours, too.  My Mama always said,

“If you can’t say anything nice about somebody, don’t say nothing.” 

Don’t complain about our government leaders, be in prayer for them!  Let God work in their lives, so that we can live, with God as the center of our country.

Thank you so much for coming by to visit with me today.  I am so thankful and feel blessed that you want to come spend some time with me!  As for me, I have to be going, because I should be washing clothes.

**Parts of this was from a lesson I listened to taught by Bro. Brad.  Thank you Bro. Brad for always being a straight shooter.