Weakness, fear and a profound lack of faith drive us back to the grave for the familiar things that require little or no real commitment or accountability or cost to us. We remain like grasshoppers in the sight of the giants in the land.
It is not really how the giants see us but rather, how we see ourselves as grasshoppers. Men are ineffective in Church because we are most likely ineffective many other places. We can't blame all of our ills on the pastor although many pastors do have a hand in the emasculation of the men in their congregations.
God has clearly delineated who we are to Him, how He views us, what our assignments are in the earth and how to get it done! The only possible way to miss what God is saying to you is to IGNORE it!
So when the mandate comes down from the Father to go into the marketplace and make disciples, you ignore the declaration and instead you go get your shovel, pick axe and flashlight and head back to the graveyard.
Under the cloak of darkness you plop down in your easy chair of complacency and open a cold one while letting out a sigh of relief thinking you have escaped once again.
By Nicholas Carl Moore
You have redefined the term slothfulness. It doesn't mean lazy and lethargic or slow moving. In the spiritual sense, it means, being busy doing everything other than what God has called you to do! Let me make it plain so a third grader can't miss this. Stop going to the grave yard! If you are not trying to change your lifestyle you are wasting your time.
The spirit of distraction wants you to focus on your problems rather than your destiny. Herein lays the power of your testimony that others hear and will know through the manifestation of your life that God has truly shown you great mercy.
By Hank Lamb
Most of us have only one person to blame for the tough times we go through: Ourselves.
Have you ever wondered what a pie chart of your time would look like? What percentage of your time is devoted to work? To family commitments? To all the things you have to do: pay the bills, mow the lawn, help chauffeur the kids around, spend time with your spouse and children? These activities make up the big sections of the pie chart. The smaller slivers of the chart indicate room that is left for exercise, recreation, volunteering, time with your friends, and maybe a few spiritual activities. We live complicated lives that place in front of us a legion of demands every day and the demands are not just for our time. No, what they are demanding is a larger portion of our hearts. Here is the essence of the integrity problem: We are people with divided hearts. A large portion of our hearts is dedicated to being successful at work, while another large chunk is dedicated to being successful in relationships. Still another part of the heart would really like to be a successful follower of Jesus, to nurture the life of the Spirit, and to be a student of the Bible. If only we had room in our hearts.
