Everyday is different, but for the Christian there is one thing that is the same: I have to decide whether I will live this day for Christ or for me. Look at this honestly for a minute, we hold on to the things that keep us from God. That is the only reason that we don't surrender our selves to God. What is wrong with what God offers to each and every one of us? Divine guidance, love that exceeds all that we ask or think, forgiveness for every wrong, encouragement and a life filled with hope, and to all that we say, "No thanks." Do you honestly believe that we can do it better on our own? No guidance, no love, no encouragement, no forgiveness and no hope; really, that's better?
But if I let Christianity get a hold of me, there's no telling what I might be doing or where I might end up. So what! you don't know those things now; you're just under the delusion that you are pulling the strings. Ask anybody if they would have ever thought five years ago they would be where they are today. They will all say, no; because, not one of them knows the future. Would you at the same time recommend to sailors, that they keep their maps rolled up tight, and throw the compass and instruments overboard and just do what seems best to them? So, tell me why is it that you can recognize that idea as ludicrous, yet still think it is the best way for you to live your life? Sailors get where they are going, because they have a map and the tools to check their progress; you are never going to get anywhere in this Christian life, if you do not read the your Bible, spend time in prayer and spend time quiet before the Father, so that you can listen to His direction.
Listen, Christian in profession only, is no Christian at all, and in fact someone who lives like a pagan, yet happily reports to all that they belong to Christ. Check me on this, but that is what got the southern kingdom exiled to Babylon; because they claimed the Name of God and refused to live as anything other than pagans. Exile doesn't sound that bad, but when you read the accounts you find that they were hauled off as slaves, and left their dead in the streets unburied. The problem is not that we have Christians with one foot in the church and the other foot in the world; the problem is that we have "Christians" with one foot in the church and the other foot in the world on Sundays, and both feet in the world the other six days.
To the degree that you find it an untenable idea, that you should run the pursuits of your life through the filter of what God wants, it is an exact expression of your distance from God and His purpose. Go back and check the Book, we were created for His pleasure, not the other way around. God can do amazing things with any one of us, but it requires that we are in fellowship with His purpose. Time is running out, and not one of us is guaranteed tomorrow, so you've only got today to get in fellowship with His purpose. So, what are you waiting for?
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