Luke Warm Believers

How can a believer be luke warm?

Q. How can a believer be luke warm?

A. I think that after we’ve been believers for a little while lukewarm can become our natural state, because we have too many competing interests. Some of these interests don’t involve God at all and actually distract us from our walk with Him. For instance one of our most consuming interests has to do with earning a living. It takes a tremendous amount of our energy and produces a lot of stress, but often God is not a part of it at all. Even our so-called religious works can keep us from having a closer relationship with the Lord. We can become so busy in the service of the King that we no longer have time to just be with Him.

I think we’d all be surprised to realize how compartmentalized our lives are. That’s why the Lord told us to focus on building treasure in Heaven and not to worry about these earthly things. (Matt.6:19-34) It’s also why Paul warned us not to conform to the pattern of this world but to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. (Romans 12:2)

One of the biggest challenges we face as believers is to avoid taking our relationship with the Lord for granted, putting Him on the shelf like a child would do with a toy he no longer plays with but still wants to keep.