Wake Up

Wake up!  Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is almost dead.  I find that your actions do not meet the requirements of my God (Rev. 3:2 NLT)

I've struggled writing this for a long time.  But I feel that it's very important.  I think the time has come for us as Christians to wake up.  I think we have traded in our relationship with Christ for a less powerful, more comfortable, less life-changing form of religion.  Religion is powerless.  A relationship with Christ is not.  We need to take a look at what's going on around us & ask ourselves what are we doing to be Christs influence in the world.  Are we meeting Gods requirements?  Have we traded in showing love to others for attending church once a week?  Have we been looking at what church can do for us instead of what we can do for others?  Have we quit standing on Gods word because we think what's going on doesn't affect us or that we can't do anything about it because we're too small?  Maybe we've been silent too long.  God has higher standards than we've been following.  It's time to quit reading things thinking we wish someone would make things different.  We need to start being the change.  I heard someone ask this week, "Where's God?".  God is waiting for us to allow Him in & for us to turn back to Him.  He can be the change if we turn our hearts to Him.  So consider this your alarm clock, it's time to wake up.  We've hit the snooze alarm long enough.