This morning Ive been thinking a lot about people I know who are believers… who have let Satan take the victory recently… Im not writing this to point fingers! This does not apply to one given person... but I felt led to share my burden with this…

From things like believers putting sports… hanging out at the pool… coming before Christ & the church.

How are we suppose to raise our children according to the Word… and to see how important Christ really is in our lives… when we’d rather skip church and hang out at a pool or sleep in?

I understand we sometimes need a vacation.. thats understandable… but I honestly dont know how someone can profess to be a believer… yet not desire this… and skip sunday… after sunday… after sunday. If they did this and had no conviction Id really begin to question their salvation… because as a believer, Christ is the CENTER of my life… not the caboose.

Ive also seen Satan reigning over so many marriages these days…

Where spouses put themselves at #1… forgetting what their choices may do to those in their family… having unforgiveness in their hearts… Things may not always go “our way”… but that is no reason to throw in the towel and want out.

Marriage IS NOT EASY.. and I will be the 1st to admit we have our problems… but to think divorce is the answer for being unhappy… or a way out because you don’t “feel” the same… is foolish!

Seek counsel no matter what!!! Don’t just give up and harden your heart to your spouse thinking theres no way to save things… Through Christ there is always a way!! and I have seen situations where pornography infested marriages have been saved through counsel and LOTS OF PRAYER!

When we marry we do not make a covenant with just our husband… BUT WITH GOD! Christ HATES divorce… and theres good reason.

I had a friend share with me this afternoon this song… and It was so strong!! I had to share it. Really listen to the words.

*The wedding photo I took at my friend Aliesha’s wedding… I just love that picture of them and thought it go well with the post.. they are still newly weds but you can totally see how important their commitment was on their wedding day.*

Update to post:

 

Since writing this post…

I have since gotten email… after email.. from people thinking I AM JUDGMENTAL because of the above post.

& leaving a few other choice statements to me as well.

I want to clarify ONE thing.

I DO NOT THINK YOU ARE LOST IF YOU DO NOT ATTEND CHURCH.

BUT…

I am not going to sit here and say I think Christians shouldn’t be involved in a church body.

As one of my husbands fav. pastors John MacArthur wrote:

“Active local church membership is imperative to living a life without compromise. It is only through the ministry of the local church that a believer can receive the kind of teaching, accountability, and encouragement that is necessary for him to stand firm in his convictions. God has ordained that the church provide the kind of environment where an uncompromising life can thrive.”

Since becoming a believer back when I was 15… I honestly could not imagine my life not in fellowship with a church.

Now maybe thats just me.
Maybe CHURCH isnt your thing…

But I am not going to numb down what I believe to be TRUTH according to Gods word…

My heart aches for those who do not know the Lord…
I have family members and close friends who are lost! I pray for them constantly and just wish they could come to know Christ as I have. I feel so incredibly unworthy to be chosen and saved… out of so many, why did Christ save me?!

I pray that the Lord would reveal to those in our church body the importance of worship… the importance of accountability and discipleship in the church. Sure the church is full of hypocrites, and sinners (Im one of them!)… and lost people… but that should only push us more as believers to speak truth and serve in a local church!

I am going to CLOSE the comments on this post.
I dont write my blog to keep me up at night and affect my ability to rest.
I write it to speak my heart… and to share my convictions and my family.

But I will end with this scripture:

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. You shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so, every good tree brings forth good fruit” (vv. 15-17).

All Christians bear fruit. Many may produce only a small yield, but there’s no such thing as a Christian with no fruit.

Then Jesus said, “A corrupt tree brings forth bad fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth bad fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore, by their fruits ye shall know them” (vv. 17-20).

If you dont attend church, fine.
That DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE LOST.

But that scripture right there does a lot better job at summing up what I wanted to say.

- Scripture taken from a sermon by John MacArthur called: Living in the Light