THE NORMAL CHRISTIAN LIFE
Have you ever wondered what real relationship and commitment to God should look like? Take a look at this scripture…
And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. (Deuteronomy 6:6-9 NLT)
This is an excellent picture of what a relationship with God should look like. It reminds me of the timely word apostle Paul gave to the Thessalonian church.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. (NLT)
I remember what my football coach used to say, “Either get in the game or go out for cheerleading.” We don’t add Christ to our life - He is our life! When someone gets a true revelation of what Christ has done for them, they feel so loved, forgiven, approved of, adored and highly valued that their natural response is to give him everything. Whether we like it or not, we give away what we possess. What we meditate on determines what we are filled with and what we are filled with determines what we are possessed by.
Proverbs 4:20 says, “Above all else, guard your heart, for from it will flow all the issues of life.”
If the love of God possesses our minds then everything we do will be saturated in that love! To the one who has experienced the goodness of God, there is nothing better in the world, than to talk to him and talk about him all the time! It’s like a runner, running in the Olympics; he doesn’t just want to cross the finish line, he wants to pass that line 1st! We must go all out for God!
1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. 27 No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
We are in a race! A person who has been touched by God wants to give their whole life to the purpose of God. This is a natural response! The Scriptures above clarify the heart of someone who has been transformed by the love of God!
So, if you were wondering, that is what it looks like to live...