Daily writing prompt

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

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Are you content to “swim in the shallow end of church”?

Instead of letting God’s living water freely and continually flow from within them, too many people dangle their feet once a week in the shallow waters of church. (John 7:38-39)

Instead of cultivating the fruit of the Spirit, too many people choose to consistently pick, peal, and consume the acts of the flesh. (Galatians 5:19-24)

Instead of allowing God the Father to train them to receive and allow the gifts of the Spirit to work in and through them, (1 Corinthians 12:1-11) too many people quench and grieve God the Holy Spirit. (Ephesians 4:30)

Instead of denying themselves, taking up their cross daily, and following God the Son, too many people choose to suit themselves, take up a seat weekly, and simply passively sit through another religious service. (Luke 9:23)

Instead of coming unto Jesus and being yoked together with Him like a pair of oxen pulling a cart, too many people are satisfied to simply go to church once a week or less. (Matthew 11:28-29)

Instead of seeking first the kingdom (inner government) of God and His righteousness, too many people seek first their nation’s greatness and their own self-righteousness. (Matthew 6:33)