On the Fence

"If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth" (1John 1:6)

I'm in the middle of reading the book "Extraordinary- The Life You're Meant to Live" by John Bevere right now. So far, I have found it to be one of the most moving, motivational, and convicting books I have read in a long time. A good portion of the book Bevere refers to the power we have inside of us once we come to Christ- a power that completely smashes every bondage and stronghold Satan has over us. However, many of us Christians continue to practice our old ways- even once we've been set free. The bottom line is, once Jesus sets us free, we no longer have any excuses to continue to live in sin.

"The one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked." (1John 2:6) As Christians and as fathers, we need to learn how to tap into that power and walk the way we were created to do so. God created us for His pleasure and His enjoyment- not to take advantage of His grace and Jesus' death on the cross. God is holy, and through our salvation- so are we. (1Peter 1:14-16) We need to decide if we are going to do the bare minimum in our walk, and therefore, receive the bare minimum rewards once we reach Heaven; or are we going to dive in feet first- Christ as our Leader and take on anything and all that this world dishes out to us? I believe in the latter, you know why? Because if any of you guys who are single fathers (and anyone else for that matter) are reading this- you have already been through a tremendous amount of struggle. I for one am a fighter- God saved me not only from physical death, but from eternal hell as well- and I choose to live my life for His glory!
"For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God with your body." (1Cor. 6:20)

Don't straddle the fence anymore. Stop doing the bare minimum, or making excuses. I know the fight is tough- and the enemy loves to toy with our minds. But guess what?!? That's all he has- just tricks. Once you are a child of God through Jesus Christ, sin is no longer your master. Stand up and fight back, put on the full armor of God. When you choose to follow God with everything you have (Matthew 22:37), He will unlock greater blessings than we could have ever known! We are holy. We are righteous. "...however, let us keep living by the same standard to which we have attained." (Phil. 3:16) I pray that we all continue to seek our Lord constantly and achieve our FULL potential in Christ. We all have a God- given ministry deep inside of us, let's unlock it and help expand God's Kingdom here on earth. (John 15:16)

"So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed!" (John 8:36)