The Casual Prayer

If there's one thing that drives me crazy about church, it's the people who only go because they feel obligated.  That's not what your church time is for.  You're supposed to be communing with the Lord and that's something you should WANT to do.  Not something you feel forced to do.

I know we're supposed to spend time with God every day, but let's be honest. We live busy lives and left to our own devices, we are weak minded enough to forget.  That's why we still go to church.  Not because it's something God wants us to do but because we need the reminder and the dedicated time to think about God and what He expects for us.

I can't stand the people who are only good Christians on Sunday and lie about it.  The ones who only go to Life Group or teach Sunday school and never stay for worship or the ones who go through the whole process but can't wait to go home and watch the game.

What are you really doing to grow in your faith?  Are you ministering to your neighbors? When is the last time you participated in an Agape meal?  Do you tithe?  Do you read your Bible at home?

Or are you putting on a good show to maintain your reputation in the church community?

A lot of people are missing the point.  You're the casual prayer, the casual Christian.  You aren't doing God's will.  You're going through the motions to save face or because everyone else is or because you were trained to as a child and never thought about it.

When you were baptized, did you really accept Jesus as your personal savior? Or did you only do it to be accepted into the church?  Baptism isn't a gang initiation.  Unless you're serious about dedicating your life to God, don't bother.

I struggle with this myself. We all do.  Some days I don't feel well. Some days external forces prevent me from going.  And some days I do forgot to pray.  I'm human.  I'm fallible.  No matter how many Bible versus we memorize, we're all children in the faith until we meet God face to face. I want to do better.

And I want anyone who reads this to do better.  Don't pretend you're pious when you're not.  Or why bother going to church at all?  Jesus only saves those who come to Him.

No none comes to Jesus who doesn't really want to.  Truth.

Please want to.