Hosanna Restoration Church

Does Jesus make a difference in your life? This a good question. He made a huge impact on my life all those years ago and He has continued to make a difference in my life. Yet I have to ask myself if I am allowing Him to make a difference all the time.
God has not changed in His expectations, but it seems that many of His followers are gradually giving in to pressure. We really need to be watchful of that. The dedication to right things is being eroded in the name of some kind of loving acceptance. It is not love to overlook things. It is not love to okay things that God is clearly against. Jesus warned us not to condemn ourselves by the things we approve. In the above passage of scripture, God tells Ezekiel that they must always leave by a different door. This spoke to me that I should always leave my time with God different that the way I came in.
God gives correction, direction, inspiration, and revelation. These things change things. I wonder how often I have allowed these things to slip away. What things have I let up on? The only way to know for sure is to ask God about them. I am not comfortable with just doing pretty well or good enough or better than some! I want to do well with God.
Like I said, early on there was such a huge difference in my life that there was no doubt, but as I read the Bible I am challenged every day to press on. The question then becomes, do I? Or, do I see what needs to change and close the book and move on? Well, better than I was 35 years ago is not better than I was yesterday.
Like, why am I so patient sometimes and then all of a sudden I am agitated? I can live with that as long as I recognize that I need to correct it, and do something about it. But if I rationalize it and excuse it, something has slipped out of gear. It is one thing to spin our wheels a bit, but it is quite another to just shift into neutral and pretend we are making progress. Ouch!
I need to make sure that I have not just pulled over with my engine running and put it in park in some areas. It may be that I am wise enough not to make excuses but in fact am not bothering to do anything about it saying “I guess that is just the way I am!” It is easier to sit in park than it is to get out and push. But what if we run out of gas while I am idling?
You know if you do not spend time with God you may get over being convicted. But if we get over being convicted; we cease to experience His presence. If we cease to experience His presence, we see no real need to seek Him. If we see no real need to seek Him, we become complacent and foolish. I don’t know for sure how God plans handle to all of this, but I don’t want to find out. Lord, help me to always leave a different way.