Signs of a Heart thats far from God! Usually the departure from grace is so subtle that even leaders take the bait. The warning signs are visible long before we fully embrace sin. One of the first is that we allow other people or things to take the place in our hearts that belongs only to God. Preferring any earthly thing over God is a clear sign that our hearts have wandered. Even the spiritually mature are in danger of allowing what is visible to usurp the place of the eternal, invisible God. We become lukewarm in our pursuit of God. Complacency sets in. We compare ourselves to the standard of others rather than to the standard of the Word and justify what we know is compromise. We begin to live a form of godliness, being outwardly religious but having no power in our lives (2 Tim. 3:5) If your heart has wandered, recongnizing your condition and crying out for Gods help is the first step back into His empowering grace. Even your failure can be a stepping stone to a higher place spiritually if you come to see that your flesh cant be trusted. Understanding your own weakness is a key to releasing Gods power on your behalf. The next step is to get right with God and others. If youve been wronged you must forgive. Third look to God and His Word as your standard rather than to those around you. Jesus said, Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect(Matt. 5:48). This is an impossible standard for us to attain on our own, but with God we can do all things (Phil. 4:13)
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