Real Faith

How and when it happened, I don’t recall exactly but nonetheless I have spoiled Mr. Bill.  One such spoiling is laying out his clothes for the next day.  Unless it’s Mossy Oak or Realtree camouflage, Mr. Bill chooses whatever items that happen to be hanging close together in the closet.  Believe me, I have shuttered and winced at the site of him when on-his-own he’s chosen his attire!

 

There are far too many Believers who live as if their faith is ... casual. To better understand "casual," think of casual collectors, casual fans, casual walkers -- aloof, indifferent, nonchalant; driven solely by when the mood strikes.  Surely not Christianity!  There was certainly nothing casual about God's love for you and I nor anything casual about Christ's sacrifice on the cross.  Vance Havner wrote, "We have too many casual Christians who dabble in everything but are not committed to anything."  We cannot pick and choose the situations and circumstances in which Christ's commands apply.  Real faith demands we embrace God’s Truth and apply His Wisdom in all things. “Christianity is not a way of doing certain things; it is a certain way of doing all things.”  Casual and Christianity are much like oil and water -- they just don't mix!  How real is your faith?  If it’s real, it certainly isn’t casual