Lent is an ideal time to seek out other Christians and work on growing together.
A very dear friend of mine became a Christian about a year ago. I could write an entire post about how God worked behind the scenes to bring us together, especially for such a time as this. When we get together these days, our conversation always turns to Christianity. We talk about our walk, and about God, about Jesus, about the cross and about the Holy Spirit. We discuss the Bible and what different verses and passages may mean.
She wrestles with God a fair amount of time and I often find myself as a counselor of sorts in matters like His will, and His timing, and His plan. Recently, she told me she thought she was a bi-polar Christian, sometimes on fire with hope and light and at other times in the complete pit of despair.
I quipped right back that once again, she was not special in her trials that those particular issues were something that all Christians faced. She told me I was wrong. She said that she thought that most Christians simply wanted to be comfortable. They wanted to know that eternity was in the bank, so to speak, and then they simply wanted to dress nicely, and dress their families nicely and come to church on Sundays, maybe attend a Sunday school class and then go about their business for another week.
Her statement took my breath away. Was she right? Did the majority of church going Christians look at salvation as a 401K for heaven? I have pondered this concept for a week or so. I have to admit, there have been times in my own life where I would fit into that category. Maybe you can relate?
We live in a country where it’s easy to be comfortable. It’s easy to take the ability to worship freely for granted. It’s a simple matter to be lulled into complacency in our walk. But, perhaps Lent is an ideal time to wake up and get off the pew.
Just last week, 21 Christians were beheaded in Egypt because of their faith. There’s a terrorist group out there that has made its mission to kill all Christian believers they possibly can.
At the very least, I think all Christians should be praying for the safety of our brothers and sisters around the world, not because the same violence could occur on our own soil, but because those people all the way around the world, are God’s people. They are our brothers and sisters in Christ, whether or not we have ever met them. The blood of Jesus connects us all.
Please join me during Lent and pray for all Christians and their safety and deliverance. Let’s come together and create a prayer net for each other. Let’s also go to God in prayer and ask Him if we have become comfortable and how we can get off of the pews and get plugged in. And lastly, let’s remember that, “As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.” Proverbs 27:17 NLT
Let’s seek out other Christians this Lenten season and work on growing together. There’s no telling what great things could happen.
Have an awesome day!
Wendy 🙂