10 Signs Your Christianity Has Become Too Comfortable
Posted by Randy | Labels: Christianity, Discipleship, Every ONE Matters | Posted On Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 5:06 PM
I have to confess that all too often in my Christian journey I've become too comfortable. I've become complacent. I've allowed my Christianity to become convenient, living it only when it's easy or doesn't cost me anything.
Unfortunately for me (and maybe you), this isn't what Jesus teaches us. He tells us we are bought for a price, that our lives are not our own, and that we are to serve others and love our neighbors more than we are to make our Christian journey easy or convenient.
This has been on my mind a lot lately, and my current sermon series, "Every ONE Matters," really digs deeper into this and the vision I believe God has for our church. I came across the following list from Brian Dodd (original article here) and decided to share it with you. See if any of these apply to you - too often they do to me!
Unfortunately for me (and maybe you), this isn't what Jesus teaches us. He tells us we are bought for a price, that our lives are not our own, and that we are to serve others and love our neighbors more than we are to make our Christian journey easy or convenient.
This has been on my mind a lot lately, and my current sermon series, "Every ONE Matters," really digs deeper into this and the vision I believe God has for our church. I came across the following list from Brian Dodd (original article here) and decided to share it with you. See if any of these apply to you - too often they do to me!
10 Signs Your Christianity Has Become Too Comfortable
- You are not attending church with a high level of expectancy.
- You no longer seem to be concerned about the spiritual condition of neighbors, family members, or your co-workers.
- You haven’t had a spiritual conversation with a non-Christian in a long time.
- The Bible seems like a history book. It’s lifeless to you.
- Your happiness on Sunday mornings is more important than what it takes to reach the unchurched. As long as you get your parking spot, your seat, and hear the music you like, everything’s fine.
- The plight of the poor doesn’t concern you.
- Pictures of overseas suffering do not move you to action.
- You do not give your financial resources sacrificially.
- Your prayers don’t seem to be making it past the ceiling.
- It doesn’t even dawn on you that God could do something incredibly radical in your life at any moment today. It’s not even on your radar.
I guess the bigger question, though, is that if you find yourself in this list, what are you doing to become less comfortable? What are doing to risk more for Jesus? It's a question I want to ask myself each day. I hope you will, too!
