Luke warm

 

Prodigal:  What does Jesus want from me?

Me:  He wants your heart.

Prodigal:  He has my heart.

Me:  He wants all your heart.

 

This is from the book Crazy Love by Francis Chan

 

LUKEWARM PEOPLE say they love Jesus, and He is, indeed, a part of their lives.  But only a part.  They give Him a section of their time, their money, and their thoughts, but He isn’t allowed to control their lives.

 

“As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”  Jesus replied, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”  He said to another man, “Follow me.”  But the man replied, “Lord, first let go and bury my father.”  Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”  Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say good bye to my family, “Jesus replied, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God” (Luke 9:57-62).

 

The Lord is testing you and wants you to give up control of everything.  Trust Him.  He has a plan but you have to have faith. He needs to work behind the scenes and you will not be able to see what is going on.  This means your faith and trust in the Lord will be your obedience.

 

We will not hide them from their children, showing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

Psalm 78:4

 

Jennifer Van Allen

www.theprodigalpig.com

www.faithincounseling.org

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