Where's the Fight?

This post may not end up in the "happy" file. I've been troubled recently about the negligence of so many Christian men to become more Christ-like. You see, I believe God justifies us freely, and then we are called to run with him in sanctification. The Apostle Paul is clear in the book of Philippians that we should press on and put sin to death.

Yet I find so often, even in my own circles of the past and present, a sit-on-the-couch-and-wait-for-God-to-do-something mentality that is, dare I say it(?), unbiblical and even wicked. There seems to be so little war, the way Paul went about it, when it comes to sin. Like the dude who comes to his support group every week and dismissingly says, "Oh, I looked at porn again." Where's the war? Where's the hate for sin?? And so we go on and forgive this person once again.

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I PRAY BECAUSE

I pray because
IN THE VALLEY
of despair
I need to reflect honestly
on the way I live my life

Because
IN THE SHADOW
of death
I need to express my hopes and dreams
my fears and misgivings

Because
IN THE GREEN PASTURES
of God’s territory
I can spend a moment
beside still waters

I pray because
It restores my soul
It’s an affirmation of my belief that
God can be trusted

I pray today
especially today
for a grace connection

andy hanson
12/2/09