Complacent is defined as;
Pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect.
A feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect
Today I feel like God has opened my eyes to the church and their Complacency in our world.
You see, complacency has a good definition and a bad definition.
What I mean is this, it is a good thing for us to feel pleased and be confident with where we are. Security is a great thing for a leader to have, it is a great thing for Christians to have, but the part that alarms me is the end of the definition that states, "...often without awareness of some potential danger or defect" or "...often while unaware of some potential danger, defect".
Unfortunately I feel like the church as a whole is in this dangerous mindset and attitude. We are so comfortable numerically, financially, spiritually and so on and I feel as if we are heading towards danger and defect without being aware of it!
I believe as Christians, we are also in this mindset. Being complacent in our personal walk with Christ.
Today my challenge for you is this;
Get out of the box, do something wild! Yes, wild! Do something with zeal, do something crazy to reach people for Christ, do something that will cause people to talk within the church and outside of the church.
Do this in your personal life as well, find a way to bring that family member to church, find a new way to worship God, find something fresh to focus on when you go to church, try a different bible translation, try sitting in a new place, start praying for your church and pastor before you get to church.
There's alot we could talk about concerning complacency and the fear of where it could lead us. I believe the ultimate reaping of complacency is being lukewarm. And lukewarmness is a very dangerous place to be.
The main point I want to communicate today is this; don't allow yourself to be comfortable with where your at! But keep it real! Keep striving for the best of God. Keep yourself and your church relevant to the world!
If your church isn't growing, change things! If people are getting frustrated change! Be relevant...
(To Be Continued...)
Pastor Phil
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