Saturday, May 27, 2006

Doing the right thing (Part 17)

What if a boxer got into the ring and failed to spend any time in the gym? He never did any weight training, never ran, never hit the body bag. He would never survive the fight.

People fail because they do not have a plan nor do they follow a plan.

They do not train!

They do not discipline themselves.

The reason some people do not succeed in their walk with God is that they do not put any effort into their spiritual lives.

They do not succeed because they do not have a plan!

They fail to realize that they are engaged in a spiritual battle, and to win a battle, you need to prepare.

Some think that Christian life is a piece of cake, it is not!

You need to do the things that build spiritual muscle and endurance. The plan should be to do the things that allow you to stand in spiritual battle and not run from the fight.

When people fail at serving God, its not the Pastors Fault… its not the hypocrites in the church, its not the music, its not the building, its not excessive offerings, its not anything but that person just not being committed enough to succeed.