I have had the privilege of growing up in the church and being a Christian most of my life. There are so many life changing amazing things that God does in our lives, but we can also become unaware of the common weakness and blindspots that can also appear.
We can forget to focus on the unseen and only focus on what is seen/temporary and begin to act as the blind if we are not careful
1 Jn 2:15-17
These are some Bad habits we can sink into:
1. Skipping over Scriptures
a. Memorization Mumble- mumble through words to get to a point
b. Skim- Skim the verses in a book to get to what the author has to say
c. Danger: Not Reflecting on the Living Words of God you have heard to allow His words to change and speak to you in a new way
2. Believing but not heeding Scripture
a. Pride- We have heard it and already know what it says
b. Bad assumption: that "since we have heard, we are living it out" when a lot of times we have heard but not fully changed and obey what we have heard
3. Putting Extra Guilt/ Rules on Christianity that God never did
a. We Often turn God’s Tools into Rules (Bible, prayer, church, etc.)
4. Forgetting the Purpose of what We Do
a. Church/Read/Pray/etc. We get to MEET with JESUS!
b. The Powerful Mystery of Prayer.
c. Loss of Perspective can lead to being Guilt Driven or blind instead of appreciative of serving opportunities.
This is not a criticism of all Christianity, this is a reflection to make sure we are aware of potential blindspots.
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