After some warm winds and sunny weather, I am sitting in my den with the fireplace blazing trying to get warm. I can't believe how quickly the weather changes. March winds and teasing temperatures give way to ice, snow and a chill that goes deep into your bones. As I was thinking about the changing weather, my mind drifted to the reality of how quickly some people can change. Christians sometimes just can't make up their mind whether they want to follow the Lord completely or give way to a complacent lifestyle. That's part of my job, preaching messages that will awaken the spirit and stir the realization that Jesus is soon to return. We must be "waiting, and watching" for we know not when He will come. The Word of God calls for us to be stable, steadfast and always abounding in the love of God. The world is filled with temptations to lure us into a state of mediocrity. We must stir the gifts that are within us to go after God on a continual basis. I want those revival fires to burn within me. I want my passion to push me farther than I have ever been. Though everything around me changes, (and it will) I just want to be consistent in my love and desire for Christ. People are easily turned off with Christians, when we change with the wind. Christian means "Christ like." That means daily! So no matter what the weather does on the outside, make sure your spiritual temperature stays. the same
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