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Easier Said Than Done, by Steve Ridgell
You climb 294 steps up a steep winding staircase; that is how you get
to the top of the Bunker Hill monument. At first I thought it was
amazing how the view from the top had these little black dots jumping
all around. Then I realized something was not right. Shock of all
shocks... I am out of shape. I should not be that way. I resolved to
get in shape. Even better, I decided to do something great. I think
I'll run a marathon.
It is not as easy as I thought. The first day I got up to run, it was
really too cold. The second day I was pretty tired from the day before.
The third day I did not feel too well. Then one of my co-workers had a
birthday so we had to have Cheesecake. I would have skipped it but I
didn't want to be rude. And it is embarrassing to be different than
every one else.
I did, however, buy some really good running shoes. I even bought some
nice workout clothes. They look good in the closet.
It strikes me that some of us treat our spiritual lives the same way.
We have really good intentions, we even make really strong commitments,
but the follow through is the tough part. There are always other things
to get in the way. We have work responsibilities, family commitments,
and there are only so many hours in a day. Temptations keep us from
focusing on our goal.
Yet … we can still look like we are committed Christians. We go to
church, act pretty well, and say the right things. But nothing really
changes. Jesus did not die so we could play at our Christianity. His
call is to die so we can live a new life.
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ
lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the
Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me (Galatians 2:20
NIV).
It is radical! All out! Everything or nothing Christianity.
It is radical! All out! Everything or nothing Christianity.
I am buying in. How about you?
If I can help you to buy in, contact me at steve@hopeforlife.org.
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Are you presently experiencing a new life? God's word says, "if anyone
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come!"
This new life is a free gift of God through faith in Jesus Christ. If
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* Invited into the Family
http://www.hopeforlife.org/resources/invited.asp
* Hope for Life!
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