Living on the Edge

Max Lucado, in his book “When God Whispers Your Name,” offers us this thought.

I like the story of the little boy who fell out of bed. When his mom asked him what happened, he answered, “I don’t know. I guess I stayed too close to where I got in.” Easy to do the same with our faith. It’s tempting to stay where we got in and never move. Pick a time in the not too distant past. A year or two ago. Now ask yourself a few questions. How does your prayer life today compare with then? How about your giving? Have both the joy and the amount increased? What about your church loyalty? Can you tell you’ve grown? And Bible study? Are you learning to learn? Don’t make the mistake of the little boy. Don’t stay too close to where you got in. It’s risky resting on the edge.

So what about you? Have you moved from the edge? It is a ploy of Satan, to think we just need to be involved in church. Jesus never asked us to be religious…He’s asked us to be in relationship with Him and with those around us. Unfortunately, a relationship that is not growing is dying.