Walking Strong as a Faithwalker-1 - Tuesday March 09, 2010
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 NIVAnyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. James 4:4 NIV
It's one thing to burn hot for God for three days or three weeks. It's quite another thing to serve the Lord for the long haul. Today and tomorrow we'll look at five traits you must have if you ever hope to last.
First, a faithwalker is a disciple who displays courage. Courage has to define you as a Christian. Faithwalkers will be asked to do hard things, to speak up, to correct, to reprove-it takes courage. You will be asked to display courage with your lifestyle choices. Being a faithwalker will influence whom you marry, your education, your job, where you live, and how you raise and train your children. You will be asked to train your children in a godly way that this world doesn't understand. We are strangers in this land, and we don't fit in this world. We have got to be men and women of courage who know how to tap into the strength that only God can give.
Second, a faithwalker is a disciple who lives by his or her convictions. I'm not just talking about theological and doctrinal convictions, but lifestyle convictions. What are the convictions that God is developing in you day by day? You are a Christian? Then live like it. You should look different, act different, talk different.
If your aim is just to enjoy this world, James 4:4 says that you can't be a friend of God. We want to be winsome and reach out, but it is Christ in you that the world is attracted to. This isn't my home, and it shouldn't be yours.
Submitted by:
Rory Whitney
Faithwalkers West 2009
Walking Strong as a Faithwalker Seminar,
One-Year Reading Plan:
Numbers 11:24-13:33
Mark 14:22-52
Psalms 52:1-9
Proverbs 11:1-3
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