A God-filled life is a balanced one

Romans 2

How do you warn people they are on the wrong path without sounding like you are condemning them? Love God with all your heart, soul, and mind. It would be much easier to avoid issues that are so sensitive but by avoiding them or going out of the way to accept a corrupt life style you maybe judged as harshly as the self-righteous one who condemns. For neither one has loved with God’s love. By avoiding a confrontation you hide the truth, the truth that one day all men will stand before a righteous God, who sits on the throne of judgment and it is this moment that we have been given to come to Him through His Son Jesus Christ by our own choosing, as His Holy Spirit leads us. For if not this day, then a day will come when every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord but if you wait until then it will be too late. Tell the truth in love and share your story about how you, like them are helplessly lost without God in your life. It was because of God’s great mercy that all people are offered salvation no matter what they have done but you cannot follow Jesus and still hold onto a life of sin. Jesus said this (Matthew 6:24) “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” The same is true for righteousness and unrighteousness you cannot serve them both; you cannot walk the fence line reaping the best of both worlds. If you want eternal life then Jesus must be your only choice. With me this is true when I choose self-righteousness it is because I want to be in control. No doubt it is difficult following the unseen and it is humbling stepping in the footstep before me. Self wants to see what is down the road a mile or two, not a single foot print but that is not what God has planned. Hebrews 11:6 (NLT) “And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to Him must believe that God exists and that He rewards those who sincerely seek Him.” It is through faith that we learn of God’s great love for us and it is faith that tells God we love and trust Him. So the next time you see someone walking a tight rope high above the ground and someone says I wish I could do that tell them, “you can”.