Originally Posted by
waltero
You act as If God works for me, then I don’t have to work hard at following Jesus Christ.” You got to work like a slave to follow Jesus Christ. It’s got to be the single most significant aspect of your total existence. It will demand your time; it will change your relationships; it will infiltrate your marriage; it will dominate your singleness—if you’re going to be serious. Of course, if you’re not, then you will either stay in some impoverished, baby-like condition or you will eventually fade from view, indicating to yourself and all who look on that you never, ever began.