Are You Fully Committed To Christ?

For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. – 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

Yesterday we began talking about a list of things we all need to consider so we can know whether we are benchwarmers when it comes to our faith or if we are in the game. We need to know whether or not we need to get up, so I’ve created a list of things for us to think about so we can gain clarity around this issue.

If you missed yesterday’s devotion, I’d encourage you to go back and read it so you can read the first two things I encouraged you to consider. Today, we’re going to look at three more. Let’s begin.

The third thing to consider is that if you are more in touch with your feelings than the leadership of the Holy Spirit, you need to get up. As believers, many of us mean well, but we are more concerned about God giving us what we want rather than giving God what He wants. The first question that you and I need to be asking ourselves in any decision is, “God, what do you want me to do?” As we ask this question, we need to sit for a while in the presence of God, spending time in prayer and the study of the Word of God. When we do so, we will know in our knower what He wants us to do, what He wants us to say and not say, and how He wants us to live and not live.

The fourth thing to consider is that If you only follow the Lord when it’s convenient, you need to get up. How often do you engage in worship? How often do you study the Word of God? How often are you a spiritual person in action? If you only follow the Lord when it's convenient, you need to get up. If you are only following Him when things get tough, you need to get up. You need to get engaged and realize that God has more for you than you could ever imagine. Being a Christian is so much more than just using God as a life-preserver.

Finally, the fifth thing I’d ask you to consider is that if you have one foot in the church and one foot in the world, you need to get up. If you take a look into the Book of Revelation, you will find out what God thinks about being lukewarm. That is the description of someone who has one foot in the world and one foot in the church. God wants you to be fully rooted in a relationship with Christ. He desires that we live a life that honors Him and only Him. He doesn’t want you to be lukewarm and partially committed. He wants you to be all in.