Letters from Kazakhstan 3

Letters from Kazakhstan 3

What do you believe?  An easy enough question...or a trick question.  We all say we believe in something but do we really believe.  Most Christians say they believe in God but what does that look like?  We as Christians are our worst enemy in the cause of Christianity, we say we believe in the Bible yet live our lives apart from its teachings.  A quote I try to constantly remind myself of simply says:  "The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle.  

Being a Christian should give us freedom yet so many times we get entangled in do’s and don’ts and then we wonder why we fail at being good.  I think it is time we get back to the basics and forget the rules we have made as people and start with the simple rules found in the Bible.  I believe if we focused on one rule everything else would fall in place.  It is a rule based on love and where I believe all other rules would be made self evident if we just followed passionately after this rule.  Here goes:  LOVE THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, SOUL, MIND AND STRENGTH.  If we follow passionately after God and love Him with everything we are then the other stuff would fall in place.

With this simple rule our beliefs would line up with our actions and our problem would be solved.  So how do you begin to love God with every fiber of your being?  Simply put, READ YOUR BIBLE and PRAY.

God Bless,

Pastor C