![]() Once you’ve determined the signs of drifting from God and assessed your walk, you are now ready to reconnect and cultivate your walk with Christ. In a world fascinated with plugging into distorted outlets, how do we remain fastened to our immovable, unshakable current of Light?Ħ Tips To Cultivate Your Faith And Reconnect With Christ An unteachable heart refusing to fear the Lord brings about storms of calamity and overwhelming distress (Proverbs 1), but a repentant heart set on honoring God releases a covering of protection, wisdom from His throne room, and a victory shield (Proverbs 2). We choose a path of our own will, dismissing the Father’s prompting. Actions and patterns we would never have followed before become alluring and exceedingly harder to overcome. When we lose our reverence for God, we lose our spiritual sight into spiritual things. Why would fear God when throughout Scripture, we are instructed not to fear? Fear of God is better described as reverent awe and wonder for the Creator of all things. Though in Biblical times idols were more distinguishable, our modern-day “golden calfs” still demand the heart’s affection. Misplaced treasures and affections come in many forms: careers, wealth, possessions, physical fitness/appearance, unhealthy relationships, phones (Gasp!), and more. Created for worship and adoration, we will find something to attach our hearts to and therefore treasure. Where your treasure is, your heart is also (Matthew 6:21). That doesn’t mean we won’t have “off-days” but a fruitful tree allows the pruning sheers of a Good Gardener to cutback those “dead” limbs. A soar tree rooted in the world will bear acidic fruit: hatred or disdain, sadness and sorrow, anxious worry, impatiently harsh, and the inability to control oneself. One fruit is sown in the flesh while the other deeply rooted in the heart of God. Woven throughout Jesus’ ministry were parables and commands, but perhaps the one that takes center stage is found in Luke 6:43, “No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. Each tree is recognized by its own fruit.” A life rooted and built up in Christ is fed by His word, nourished by His living water and full of fruit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Sin desensitizes our God radar.įruit is either bitter or sweet. This unfortunate cycle becomes an avalanche of consequences. When we do what is wrong, the crouching sinister has a way in to rule over us. In Genesis 4:7, God told Cain right before he killed Abel, “But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.” In this one verse, we see the doorway to sin. When we find ourselves rationalizing movies and music as simply entertainment, taking part in activities that explicitly go against God’s word or deny the severity of our actions, we have fallen into the dangerous snowball effect of minimizing sin. ![]() Please hear me, I’m not saying those things are inherently wrong but they should never be prioritized over God. The truth is – in love, of course – if we put off spending time with Him yet have time to peruse Pinterest, Facebook, or binge-watch the newest Netflix series, we have placed God on the back burner of our lives. On any given day, what we spend the most time doing or thinking about becomes our priority, intentionally or not. We will make time for what we value as important. ![]() Like any relationship, a lack of communication creates distance. One of the best questions to answer is whether or not you have a desire to spend time with the Father. Does God’s Word have a place in your life?. ![]() 5 Signs Of Unplugged Faith and Drifting From God Let’s discuss the 5 major signs of drifting from God. Motionless and dim, our demeanor, priorities, decisions, love for others, and response to everything “flickers” when we are not fully plugged in. ![]() The source of all life, all power, all majesty, and all ligh t. Like the lightbulb, when we become stationary in our walk with Him, we become disconnected from the one true Light source. As I walked over to it and gave it a soft twist, I thought how on earth do light bulbs become loose anyway? After all, they are stationary, right? The light bulb in my head flickered a few times before recalling the verse, “You are the light of the world.” Matthew 5:14
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