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Society in overindulgence.

Who's up for a bacon double cheeseburger fries with gravy onion rings and extra-large extra thick milkshake? Sounds pretty good doesn't it but if you transfer that over into the spiritual life you'll see that our society is in and overindulgence spiritually. I'm not talking about those who go to church  faithfully  I'm talking about an overindulgence in the things pertaining to God which actually don't pertain to God. God can and should be found in most churches throughout the nation but what do we say about the way we live is it in contradiction to the God we profess? I'm not talking about religious persecution or anything else that enables us to ultimately live a godly life, I'm talking about under persecution and the fact that my life remains relatively at ease comparatively speaking. If I'm not making any effort on the spiritual life that I won't be getting anything back from God. I know that the Bible teaches that were saved by grace through faith and not by works lest any man should boast but the Bible also tells us to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. It's the trembling part that we are failing at.

Call me liberal if you want but that's the furthest thing from the truth my views on God and sexuality are more conservative than you would imagine, isn't that what makes me conservative? Political affiliation not been the case in this matter I would like to talk briefly about overindulgence in the church. Like any affluent society we tend to draw things to ourselves when they are made available to us. I do not believe that there's anything affluent and having many friends.  In fact the more friends the better I'm not talking about food either we all need to eat. What I'm talking about is a spiritual attitude that nothing can please me so therefore I withdraw myself from God and church. And I fill myself up on all the things that society has to offer me apart from the word of God. And just what does society have to offer the Christian believer anyways. In fact if I think you're getting your fill from the world then you may not be a Christian are you falling away from the God who called You to himself in the first place. I'm talking about the God of the Christian Bible, the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob. Any other god is a false God and should be avoided at all costs. It is true there is only one God but I do not wish to spend the rest of the time in this brief essay to discuss the nature of God that could be found elsewhere. What I want to discuss briefly here at the end is that if you're not getting fed the word of God on a weekly and on a daily basis you could be shrinking away or falling away from the God who loves you just because you decided that you do not need the church anymore.

It is true Christ did not come to condemn those in sin but to save them, but the point of the matter is is that you've got to come out of sin and into the church. I'm not talking about making a decision for Christ although that may be necessary at this point what I'm talking about is the revealed word of God indwelling your own spirit. You may have to rededicate your life to Christ in order to come back to him. And come back to him you should because Jesus is the way truth and the life no one comes to the father except by him. Put your faith and trust in Jesus Christ today unto salvation for the first time or rededicate your life by simply praying a prayer of commitment to the Lord right now. Heavenly father thank you for the people that you sent to read this blog maybe be blessed and edified by the words that are contained therein, and may they grow unto Christ likeness in Jesus name.

This is Mike

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