----THE CONSEQUENCES OF DRIFTING~~
--(Please Read/ Hebrews 3:12-13)--

---Spiritual drifting­—the gradual wandering away from God and His will—takes place when a believer ceases to steer toward the Lord. Like a boat without oars that is set loose upon the waters, he or she makes a slow and lazy glide away from good practices like obedience, regular Bible study, prayer, and assembling with fellow Christians. And there are consequences for slipping into uncharted, dangerous waters.

--A life adrift is outside of God’s will and therefore in sin. The Holy Spirit pricks the conscience to send a message when a believer is off course, but a drifter is prone to ignore such warnings. If a Christian continually excuses his wandering ways and denies sin, his conscience gradually gets numbed. A person who becomes desensitized to wrongdoing has paved the way for more sinful behavior with less guilt. Can you imagine a more dangerous situation?

As the drifting believer’s conscience becomes anesthetized, his spiritual ears are also deadened—truth cannot gain entrance, because he has invited wrong attitudes and philosophies into his thinking process. What’s more, his heart hardens to the things of God. Shrinking away from testimonies about divine power, grace, and mercy, he avoids situations that might reawaken the conscience and stir his spirit to repentance.

People drift from God in search of more—more freedom, choices, and pleasure. But since the consequences are a hard heart, a numb conscience, and dead ears, what they end up with is less. The drifting believer sacrifices the victorious life in Christ for an existence devoid of permanent satisfaction.
--IN TOUCH~~
[ *As we live in this fallen world as a result of Adam and Eve's sin, we will sin. That is precisely when we must repent (1 John 1: verse 9), and get back on track with our Lord. When Peter asked Jesus how many times should I forgive those that sin against me, 'seven times'? Jesus said, 'No not seven but, seventy times seven.' [See Matthew 18: 21-23 / Also see LUKE Chapter 6 verses 27-31

"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

The one who does not love does not know God, for GOD IS LOVE.~ GOD LOVES YOU! If you have slipped away from God, remember, He is always as close as the mention of His Name. Call on Him.]/ "BE STILL AND KNOW"--/By: Steven Curtis Chapman~~ -<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgaHaioAjyg&feature=youtu.be>
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