Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Greatest Challenge

Dear Victorious,

What's the greatest challenge for a Christian living in the world today?

Melanie D. - Baton Rouge, LA

Dear Melanie,

We could probably debate the possible answers to such a question all day long. There would be many good answers. Things like faith, believing, and having no fear all come to mind as possible answers. But you asked for one answer. I believe the greatest challenge for Christ-followers today is to set aside self in favor of Him. We are called to obey God. I see very few people doing that. It's a struggle for most of us who even want to obey Him.

We could spend all day talking about why it's difficult to obey God. But I don't really see any point in talking about why something can't be done. I'd rather spend all day talking about how it could be done. How could we all be more obedient to Christ? What tangible, practical steps could we take that would lead to more obedient living on a daily basis?

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