Drifters

Hebrews 2:1-4 Paul tells us to pay attention to what we have heard and not to forget what we have heard. I got thinking about what I have heard and whether or not I retain the information or if I just dismiss it. When we dismiss what we have heard, we have more possiblilty or a larger guarantee that we will slip into the old ways or backslide.


So I started thinking about what I have heard myself that I am not "hearing"? These are the things that realize about myself and need to be willing to change;


1. I am prideful. I do not always do things for the glory of God. My life should be a radiant reflection of God and everything I do should be done only for His glory and not for human recognition, appreciation or satisfaction.


2. I can be arrogant. I know that I'm not any better of a person than anyone else, but I do tend to react in that way and the emotion is in the deepest part of my heart. God knows my core and when I really sit and evaluate my reations to things and people and why I react the way I do, often times it is because I am both prideful and arrogant. This combination will not allow me to ask forgiveness or even to grant forgiveness. It will cloud my judgement and smudge my testimony. A deadly combination!


.3 I am selfish. The first two will create an outcome that will only allow for this conclusion. Selfishness is the act of being centered on self and looking at the result of your efforts and how they directly affect you. Also, it shows a severe lack of servanthood. Christ showed the ultimate in servitude. Washing the disciples feet, laying His life down for us, allowing Himself to be covered in all our sins and lowering Himself to our level of existence from His own high position. When is the last time you thought about how truly self-centered and selfish you are? Do you even realize that you are?


4. I am discontent. Paul states that we should be content no matter what condition we find ourselves. No matter what we have, how much, how little, how healthy, how busy, etc. I always am looking for more and better. Not “things”, but just that life would be more or better. That desire creates discontentment.

5. I will mumble! I know that this falls under discontentment, but I thought that it sometimes overpowers me to the point that it needs it’s own category! I will mumble and grumble about things that I have no right to grumble about! Rather than talking to God and giving Him all the worries and choices, I take them and run to another human or twist them around inside me so much that they start to eat me.

Life can change in an instant! My faith is still there and still alive and well. Sometimes I wander away and forget what it is that I have learned, but I am a work in progress. As long as I remain willing to listen to Him and let Him mold me, I’ll be in good shape. Are you setting sail, or are you a drifter? What have you heard that the Holy Spirit is challenging you about?