Becoming Spiritually Alive // Fully Alive [Part 2]

But the person in right standing before God through loyal and steady believing is fully alive, really alive. Habakkuk 2:4b (MSG)

Misunderstanding: To be a Christian is to believe in God.

“…The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.” Acts 11:26 (NIV)

To be a Christian is to Jesus.

And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Genesis 2:9 (ESV)

Our God is in heaven doing whatever he wants to do. Their gods are metal and wood, handmade in a basement shop: Carved mouths that can’t talk, painted eyes that can’t see, Tin ears that can’t hear, molded noses that can’t smell, Hands that can’t grasp, feet that can’t walk or run, throats that never utter a sound. Those who make them have become just like them, have become just like the gods they trust. Psalm 115:3-8 (MSG)

In order to be spiritually alive we need to…

Get up with the current state of my life.

When you come looking for me, you’ll find me. “Yes, when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, I’ll make sure you won’t be disappointed.” God’s Decree. Jeremiah 29:13-14 (MSG)

Make a daily choice to

“Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.” – John Maxwell

Move your heart closer and closer to God, and he will come even closer to you.  James 4:8 (TPT)

Get connected with

so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. Romans 12:5 (NIV)

Live with  in mind. 

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 (NIV)