CHECKING IN WITH GOD

” MAKE SURE THAT THE LIGHT YOU THINK YOU HAVE IS NOT ACTUALLY DARKNESS. ” LUKE 11:15

I have found, within my Christian experience, that there are times where I have to take a step back and reflect upon myself and my own actions. I will be moving right along in my Christian life missing all of the chuck holes in the road, or so I think. I have my head above the clouds with the confidence of Jesus by my side. Then, all of the sudden, I am reigned in. My Lord tells me that I need to take a time out and reflect upon what I have been doing and how I have been doing it. You see, as we live in this world it becomes easy to know God’ s word and to tell others about his word and at the same time turn people off. There are a couple of things that can happen. First of all, how am I presenting God’s word? What kind of an attitude have I developed? Am I presenting it in a loving and compassionate way or am I presenting it with a judgmental, greater than thou attitude? Without reflection and taking a look back it is easy to fall into unsuspecting traps. We may start out joyful, compassionate and loving but along the way we have changed. We begin to come across as condescending. We begin to come across as ” I know more that you do so you better listen to me” type of attitude. At that point it is time for reflection and prayer. The second problem seems to be with how I am living my own life. It is very important that the message being spread is also being lived. We must not only spread the word but live his word. We must be obedient to his mighty commands. Again, a good reflection upon our own ministry is necessary. We each have a ministry that has been given us by our Lord God in heaven. He knows what we are doing and how we are doing it. Sometimes we just need to take a deep breath, pray and ask God to help us to reflect on the work we are doing for him. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!