Are You Drifting?

“Two young men were fishing above a low dam on a river near their hometown. As they were concentrating on catching fish, they were unaware that they had drifted until they were not far from the water flowing over the dam. When they realized their situation, the current near the dam had become too powerful for them to keep their boat from going over. Below the dam the water was dashing with strong force over great boulders and through crevices in the rocks. Caught by the swirling waters under the rocks, they never came to the surface. After days of relentless searching, the divers finally found one body, and then, two or three days later, the other.”

The danger of drifting is not limited to the physical realm. In Hebrews 2:1 we find a warning against drifting ~ “Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest we drift away.” Sadly, it is not uncommon for Christians to drift toward destruction!

The question that I raise for your consideration is “Are You Drifting?” Would you know it if you were?

COMMON SIGNS OF DRIFTING ·

• DIMINISHING DESIRE TO STUDY GOD’S WORD AND PRAY. The Bible is a unique book – a source of information not found anywhere else. God’s word provides direction for living happy, useful lives – Psalms 1:1-3. Prayer is a wonderful blessing – an avenue to communicate with God! Jesus prayed often Mark 1:35.
• DIMINISHING DESIRE TO BE WITH GOD’S PEOPLE. This includes attending services to worship God If we no longer rejoice in the worship of God in the presence of brethren, we are drifting – Psalm 122:1. When a Christian prefers the companionship of people of the world, rather than fellow Christians, he is drifting toward the rocks of spiritual destruction!
• DIMINISHING DESIRE TO SHARE THE GOSPEL. When one obeys the gospel, he knows God has blotted out his sins, made him a new creature in Christ, and he wants to tell the world about Jesus – Acts 8:4. When a Christian no longer has the desire to take the message of salvation to others, he is drifting!
• INCREASING THRILL OVER THINGS OF THE WORLD. The apostle John warns us against the love of the world and the things in the world – 1 John 2:15-17. Paul described some who were “lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God” – 2 Timothy 3:4

Such are some of the signs of drifting away from God. It will not be easy, but we must not drift away from God, His people, His word, or the power of prayer.

-Richard