Be The Change...

Sometimes i wonder where are all the true, honest and faithful people of God, the people that won't settle for second best, but strive toward perfection in God? It's like we have either forgotten or don't care about Jesus and all the pain and suffering he went through just for us... for me... for you! He never broke a single law or committed a sin, yet he is the one that died and this is how we say thank you, this is how we show him we love him, by letting his sacrifice, his pain and his death be in vain by being lukewarm?
I once heard a speaker describe being lukewarm. He said being lukewarm is like taking a drink from a cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate that you have wanted all day and not expecting it to be room temperture. Your first reaction is to spit it back out in disguist and disappointment! In Revelations 3:16, thats exactly what God says about us being lukewarm 'So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.' (NIV)
Is that what we want, for our Saviour to be so unhappy and disappointed in us that he get rid of us? We say we are christians but our lifestyles haven't changed, we still cuss, we still carry on rude, still disrepect each other. What exactly has changed about us, what evidence do we have to show that we are who we say we are, that we're not just all talk?  'Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.' (1Corinthians 13: 4 -5 NIV)
I have heard people being called 'holier than thou' and 'rightous' and been a bit confused, since when was trying to live a holy and rightous life wrong? Isn't that exactly what God wants, people that are sold out for him at all costs?

Mary and Martha... Who Are You?

In Luke 10:38-42, there small passage about two sisters called Mary and Martha. Jesus and the disciples was invited into their home. Now while he was there, Martha was rushing around, trying to tidy up, cook, clean and prepare, while Mary was just sat so calmly at the feet of Jesus listening to everything he was saying. Martha felt so annoyed and fustrated at the fact that her sister wasn't helping her do anything, but instead, just sat chilling out and listening to Jesus. Martha got so fustrated she went up to Jesus and asked him to tell her sister to help her. Jesus' reply was 'Martha Martha, you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed - or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her' (NIV).

Sometimes we get like Martha, we rush around trying to please God, doing the things that we think God wants us to do, saying the things we think God wants to hear, but sometimes all he wants is our time. Our time to sit, relax and listen to him just like Mary.

So my encouragement for you, is to spend more time listening, reading and praying to God. Start creating a special time in your day for God, whether it be in the morning as you wake up or evening before you go to bed. You will definetly notice the difference in your spiritual life.....