Renewing Spiritual Passion part 3

Continuing on......

"Why we lost it"..........

This I am sure of, it will again be different for everyone. Thinking once again on a relationship between a husband and a wife, a girl friend and a boy friend. When we become so comfortable with the person we share so much with it can become easy at some point and time to take the other one for granted. Oh, they will always be there, they will understand, they know what is going on in my head, they know I didn't really mean it THAT way, and so on and so forth. I am sure you understand what I am implying here. There is an old saying "Familiarity breeds Contempt". I would like to change that to "Familiarity breeds COMPLACENCY". Yes, we get all too complacent in our relationship and quit putting any effort in it at all and begin to slowly drift away. Farther and farther we drift apart, until we barely are aware they we see less and less of that person. At this time, we are not putting in any effort to make special time for them or any special place for them in our daily lives.
Well, my dear friends we do the same thing in our relationship with God. Once again, I stand or sit, before you guilty of this very thing.
The enemy will use every devise possible to lure you away from your close relationship with God. Time is something we don't have a tendency to give up to much of these days. We have to do this, we have to do that, we have to go here, we have to go there. Many things we have to do are ministry related and it takes time to do these things. We are busy with our church stuff, we are busy with our family stuff, we are busy with our work stuff, we are busy with everything. So when do I have time to spend even more time developing a relationship with when they already know I love them. God knows my heart, He knows I love Him, I do so much for Him, I volunteer, I do this, I do that! Sound familiar! Come on, be honest now, this is between you and Him and no one else. The enemy would like for you to think it is ok, because you are doing the will of God by working so hard for what you have been called to do, it is ok to not spend time with Him anymore because you are actually spending time with Him all the time when you are doing what He has called you to do.....Well think again or perhaps it would be better to say, pray again my friend.
So, basically, Why we lost it, we took it for granted and we became complacent.
We kept putting in off.
I will leave you with this......

Rev 3:15-22
14 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write:
These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation. 15 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! 16 So, because you are lukewarm–neither hot nor cold–I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 17 You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.
19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent. 20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.
21 To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”

We should never be just lukewarm in our relationship with God, but when we have done so, He always welcomes us back to Him. He IS standing at the door knocking, do you hear Him calling out to you? Listen for Him, seek His face. He STILL has so much for you~

Blessings~