Sunday I shared the importance of living a life that God would have us to live.  The importance of being a reflection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  I quoted from John 8:12; “I am the light of the world.  Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”   I also quoted from Matthew 6:16; “let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”   The light of Jesus is to shine in us and through us.  However, we live in trouble and difficult times.  We live in a world where people don’t want to see or hear about that light.  And sometimes the world becomes so overwhelming that we compromise and make concessions of what we believe and how we are to live.  And it is at times like these we need to continue to walk in the light, in Jesus.  This past Sunday I shared in the sermon questions that Charles Swindoll would ask groups to challenge them to make sure they were and are living the Christian life.  I was asked to share them again. 

     1.  In the past week, have you put yourself in a compromising situation?

     2. Have any of your financial dealings lacked integrity? 

     3. Have you exposed yourself to any sexual explicit material? 

     4.  Have you spent adequate time in Bible study and prayer? 

     5. Have you given priority time to your family? 

     6. Have you just lied to me?

Are we living the life that God would have us to live?  Are we more of a reflection of the light of Jesus or the darkness of the world?   Let us be the individuals and the people that God would have us to be. 

God bless,

Pastor Jeff