Undivided Devotion to the Lord

1 Corinthians 7:33 "I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord."

Dear Lord,
      Thank You for having Francis Chan write the book "Crazy Love"!  In one of his chapters, he  describes the characteristics of a a"Lukewarm Christian."  Through this book, I have seen that I am half-hearted in some areas of my devotion to You.

• Give money to the church or charity only if  it won't affect my standard of living.

      Lord, I must confess that with all of the bills we have, it is hard to find money to give to You.  Help me, Lord, to trust You enough to give You what is Yours first and then let You help with the rest.

• Rarely share their faith with anyone. 

      Lord, I spend all of my time around saved people at home, at work, with immediate family.  I have shared my faith with my extended family, but they are either lukewarm and want it that way, or they are not interested at all.

      At church, we are reading Randy Alcorn's book "The Treasure Principle" too, and he addresses the same things.   Lord, I love You so much!  Why are these two areas so hard to overcome?  You have given me much more than I ever need, and I realize that at any time, it can all be taken away like the folks in NY City discovered when "Sandy" hit, and we felt in late June and early July this year with the derecho.  This world is not my home, and it is foolish to think that I will have ease all the days of my life.  I must totally rely on You for every need...not want.  I need to make my wants few so I can be a Your Kingdom Builder. Help me, Lord!