3 SIGNS YOU COULD BE A LUKEWARM CHRISTIAN

3 Signs You Could be A LUKEWARM Christian

Feb 27, 2017 by Will Maule - HELLO CHRISTIAN

Jesus is very clear about lukewarm Christians. He will 'spit them out of his mouth.' The scriptures are piercingly clear: "So, because you are lukewarm--neither hot nor cold--I am about to spit you out of my mouth," reads Revelation 3:16. Some serious words that we must heed immediately. In an increasingly secular society that encourages us to put ourselves first at all cost, and to indulge in the world, becoming lukewarm is increasingly alluring. But we must resist! We must devote our entire lives to Christ, for He alone is worthy. Christina Patterson at IBelieve highlights 3 key signs you might be a lukewarm Christian.

1. You don't seek God before making decisions.
"One of the major aspects of the Christian life is trusting God to lead us. It's a desire to see His will in our lives even over our own. This takes having the faith that God's way is the best way. But because the lukewarm Christian doesn't really believe this, they will always make their own decisions without consulting God. The lukewarm Christian makes a habit of leading their own life to what they think is comfortable and not following God. While in college I realized I was guilty of this. I wanted Jesus to be my savior but I did not want Him as my Lord. I wanted to do my own thing, but this was a clear sign of a lukewarm heart. If we truly want Jesus we don't just want parts of Him, we want Him all."

2. Your friends don't take your walk with Christ seriously.
"Many times lukewarm Christians are only fooling themselves. Even their friends will see they are not really all in with Jesus. Others will not take your relationship with God seriously when they see you don't either. And why should they? People will expect you to do what you’ve always done, not simply what you say. If your friends don’t believe what you are saying about your commitment to Jesus ask yourself, is it because your words don’t match your actions?"

3. You want to know how far you can push the limit with God.
"Lukewarm Christians will always want to put God to the test. Because they want to live with God and in the world, they will want to know how far they can push the limit before tipping over to one side or the other. They'll want to know, how far they can get from God and still be ok with Him? But this is the wrong question. A sincere believer will not want to know how far they can get from God. They will want to know how close they can get to him."

Let's make sure we devote our lives to Christ and His cause today! We must resist being lukewarm, and must ask the Lord for a passionate desire to know Him and make Him known. Amen!

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