In the length of our Christian life, and for some reasons, we tend to be disconnected from God in several different situations. This happens that we are aware sometimes, yet most of the time we aren’t. For all we know, we are already falling down deep and totally lost. This is the sad picture that most of us, Christians, are into nowadays.
Yet, the Lord would never allow such things to happen. And as how He has been calling us out when we were still sinning, He has ways for us to recover the broken line of connection from Him. We are given the capability and it is our responsibility to do, through our sincerest desire and through the abundant guidance of the Holy Spirit.
First, we should always realize how easy it is to disconnect from God. There are so many things that could trigger it, even small ones that we may not pay attention to it until we totally eaten lost when we notice. We should be cautious when we are so satisfied with things around, when we are blessed and we tend not to need God’s help at all because we are blinded by contentment. Same way, our too much time spent to other things like work, friends, and even ministries. This too could open a door of disconnection from God.
Second, we should recognize the signs of being disconnected with God. This includes loss of love (Rev. 2:4), loss of faith (Heb. 11:6), and loss of hope (Ecc. 2:17).
Third, always ask God for help. Remember that we are battling not with flesh and blood but with powers of darkness and evil spiritual forces (Eph. 6:12). And God alone could make us equipped to finish the battle triumphantly.
Fourth, admit where you lost your power. There are certain things in life that weaken us and thus disconnect us from the Lord like distractions, disobedience, depending on your own, and carelessness.
Fifth, trust God to restore what you lost. It is only who gave you one could restore when you lost it. So to Him alone we should look up to and ask the restoration of strength and courage to continue.
Lastly, do what you can. Desires without actions are useless desires. We are given good capabilities to walk and battle. We are made powerful by the Lord, then, we must use it and strive the farthest we can.
Revelations 2:4-5 says, “Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lamp stand from its place.”
Like what the message states, only three important things we need to do always to be able to recover our connection to God: (1) remember the Lord; (2) return to the Lord and; (3) repeat.
Nothing else is even wonderful and fulfilling than to be fully connected to our God. We may disconnect from Him at times, but we may also recover fast… always!
Acknowledgment: Sermon by Rev. Eric Atienza, Jan. 10, 10, Jesus For All Ministries, KKFI Seminar Hall, Manila.
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