“Beware of the danger of spiritual relaxation.”
CHAMBERS
Do you remember when you would ride your bicycle
when you were younger … you would peddle and peddle .. struggle against the
wind .. struggle as you would go up a hill .. and then you would stop peddling
and just coast … doing nothing …. just sit there, feeling the wind in you face …
enjoying the fruit of your effort. The problem
with coasting is that it is not the natural state. The physics behind why a bicycle works is not
based upon the absence of effort. Stop
peddling long enough and eventually the bicycle stops.
So it is with your spiritual life. You must keep peddling .. even if you feel
like coasting … especially when you are trying to convince yourself that you
are “good” and it won’t hurt to skip a Sunday .. or not get up early to read
the Bible .. or perhaps avoid a friend because you really don’t want to talk
about “religious things” today. Be on your
guard Christian … Satan is roaming about like a lion, seeking whom he may devour. 1
Peter 5:8 Peter was not referring to
non-Christians. A lion seeks out the
weak in the herd .. the ones that are falling behind … the ones that are
coasting … while the rest of the herd presses forward … Keep Peddling …. Philippians
3:13-15
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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