· We
do not love Him as we once did.
· Earthly
interests and occupations are more important to us than eternal ones.
· We
would rather watch TV and read secular books and magazines than read the
Bible and pray.
· Church
dinners are better attended than prayer meetings.
· Concerts
draw bigger crowds than prayer meetings.
· We
have little or no desire for prayer.
· We
would rather make money than give money.
· We
put people into leadership positions in our churches who do not meet
scriptural qualifications.
· Our
Christianity is joyless and passionless.
· We
know the truth in our heads that we are not practicing in our lives.
· We
make little effort to witness to the lost.
· We
have time for sports, recreation, and entertainment, but not for Bible
study and prayer.
· We
do not tremble at the Word of God.
· Preaching
lacks conviction, confrontation, and divine fire and anointing.
· We
seldom think thoughts of eternity.
· God’s
people are more concerned about their jobs and their careers than about
the Kingdom of Christ and the salvation of the lost.
· God’s
people get together with other believers and the conversation is
primarily about the news, weather, and sports, rather than the Lord.
· Church
services are predictable and “business as usual.”
· Believers
can be at odds with each other and not feel compelled to pursue
reconciliation.
· Christian
husbands and wives are not praying together.
· Our
marriages are co-existing rather than full of the love of Christ.
· Our
children are growing up to adopt worldly values, secular philosophies,
and ungodly lifestyles.
· We
are more concerned about our children’s education and their athletic
activities than about the condition of their souls.
· Sin
in the church is pushed under the carpet.
· Known
sin is not dealt with through the biblical process of discipline and
restoration.
· We
tolerate “little” sins of gossip, a critical spirit and lack f love.
· We
will watch things on television and movies that are not holy.
· Our
singing is half-hearted and our worship lifeless.
· Our
prayers are empty words designed to impress others.
· Our
prayers lack fervency.
· Our
hearts are cold and our eyes are dry.
· We
aren’t seeing regular evidence of the supernatural power of God.
· We
do not grieve over our own sin and the sin of others.
· We
are content to live with explainable, ordinary Christianity and church
services.
· We
are bored with worship.
· People
have to be entertained to be drawn to church.
· Our
music and dress become patterned after the world.
· We
start fitting into and adapting to the world, rather than calling the
world to adapt to God’s standards of holiness.
· We
don’t long for the company and fellowship of God’s people.
· People
have to be begged to give and to serve in the church.
· Our
giving is measured and calculated, rather than extravagant and
sacrificial.
· We
aren’t seeing lost people drawn to Jesus on a regular basis.
· We
aren’t exercising faith and believing God for the impossible.
· We
are more concerned about what others think about us than what God thinks
about us.
· We
are unmoved by the fact that 2.5 billion people in this world have never
heard the name of Jesus.
· We
are unmoved by the thought of neighbors, business associates and
acquaintances who are lost and without Christ.
· The
lost world around us doesn’t know or care that we exist.
· We
are making little or no difference in the secular world around us.
· The
fire has gone out in our hearts, our marriages, and the church.
· We
are blind to the extent of our need and don’t think we need revival.
Submitted
by Gene and Lorrie Schaefer