Why Do You Do?

Why Do You Do?

by David Brenneman 

"Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified." 1 Corinthians 9:24-27.

What's your reasons for why you do what you do in life?  

There's probably way more who won't admit it compared to those who will that in essence they are comfortable living two lives. 

There's the atypical "Sunday Best" version and then there's the live for themselves version for the rest of the week. Setting aside time in prayer, time in reading God's Word, isn't in their plans. Is it in your plans?  

My Dear Reader...really really understand that we who are in Christ are GOING to give an account of our lives before Jesus and that day is 1 day closer than it was yesterday. Do you really want to squander what little time you have with regards to living an obedient life before Jesus?

People have grown insensitive to the dangers spelled out in the Bible. People have just accepted sins rather than to stand up to them and to cry out "No more!".

People have redefined sins as mistakes so that they don't try to ask for forgiveness of them from Jesus.  

People have chosen not to call their infatuation with various offerings of this world as idolatry. Yet that's exactly what most of this world wants people immersed in.  

All the schemes of the devil are to take your eyes off the prize. Take your heart and steer it away from the life in Christ that the Spirit wants for you. All. There's no acceptable sins that people ought to just live with.

I speak to myself as much as to all of you. We have got to do better in striving to live the Godly life that the Spirit intends for us to live.

Many in this world point accusatory fingers at Believers because of their own decisions that backfired. I am for absolute certain that I have been blamed for praying a specific way concerning people that I know aren't saved. That the ills that have befallen them are somehow my fault because I am praying for their salvation more than their physical dilemmas.

Why do you do what you do in your life? Why do you do what you have been doing in secret?

I don't have to get up so early in the morning...but this is when Jesus wants to meet with me. I don't have to take a half hour each night to read my Bible and read a devotional.  

Who really tries to intentionally eat once a week? If all the Spiritual food you get is on a Sunday, how will you stay Spiritually fit? How will you grow in Christ if you don't partake of the Spiritual food of the Word of God daily?  

If you tried only talking to someone you say you cared about once a week, how well would that relationship be? Yet many of you only pray at church when someone else leads the prayer.   

Wasteful. That's the true view of many professing Christians in living life in this world. Wasteful. They don't take time to nurture their life in Christ and yet do find time to do anything else.  

Take a good look at their Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, X, Tic Toc accounts. Their passions are so misguided and misdirected.  

The things they do have in their lives inspire them more than the one they claim is their Lord and Savior.  

Do you really want to hear Jesus tell you "Well done!" or is shame going to grip you when you stand before Him?  

We have the opportunity to get it right every morning we are given.  

Let's not be malnourished Christians who are not living their lives in Christ the way they ought to be lived.  

Read the books that Paul wrote to the churches. Really read them as if perhaps they were written to you. 

Because they were written to you and I. All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness that the man or woman of God would be adequate, equipped for every good work. 

It's ok to admit we haven't been cutting it. Ask the Spirit for His help. Jesus said that He is our Helper. Pray for your own time to spend with Jesus. Stick to it. Find a good 365 day devotional. I have used several by Dr. Charles Stanley and Dr. David Jeremiah. Start eating better spiritually.  

You're never going to reap the benefits of a life in Christ until you learn to eat better. 

So...considering all this...why DO you do what you do?  

All NASB 1995 and NASB Scripture Excerpts used by permission. (C) Lockman Foundation.