DO NOT WAVER

I Cor. 16:13-14 Be on guard. Stand true to what you believe. Be courageous. Be strong. And everything you do must be done in love.  NLT

       Strong words. Mighty words. Inspiring words. Words that will change your life forever if you will but do them. Be on your guard. You can never go off duty guarding your soul. Your soul is always under attack and the moment you quit watching over it to protect you, you will be assaulted and hurt. Satan is very patient and he will pounce on you the very first chance he gets.

       Stand true to what you believe. Do not waver on what you know to be true. Unless it is the Lord who teaches you otherwise, don’t let Satan trick you into believing what isn’t true. Take a stand for that which is true. Don’t sit on it and let others defend it. Know what and why you believe. Get grounded in the Word itself and not just what others tell you it says. Be sure what you believe can be verified as true by the Spirit of God who is the author of the Word.

       Be courageous. One of the greatest needs the Church has today is for the children of God to be courageous. We don’t want to ruffle feathers. We want to be politically correct so we don’t offend anybody. We water down what we know to be true so that everybody can embrace us. We have lost our voice because we no longer are bold enough to withstand the forces of evil around us and speak out against them.

       Be strong. Our strength goes away so easily. We fail to exercise discipline in spiritual matters. We become too busy and excuse ourselves for not exercising our spiritual muscles. We justify ourselves and become convinced that all we need is an hour or two of church a week to stay in tune with God. We feed on spiritual junk food and expect it to satisfy our needs. We feast on milk when we need some meat and potatoes. We neglect God’s Word, prayer, witnessing, and service and think it’s okay.

       And everything must be done in love. People are drawn to love. We earn the right to speak out when we do it in love. People will listen when they know we truly do love them. And, the most loving thing we can do for others is to stand true to what we believe, be courageous, and be strong.