Spiritual Complacency

“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. 16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. 17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— 18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. 21 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. 22 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” (Rev. 3:15-22)

We have all gone through times in our walk with Christ where we have become tired, weary, and yes; complacent. Sometimes it’s hard to move out of that place because it is so easy to stay there. It doesn’t require any effort. It doesn’t require any work. It doesn’t require any faith. The battle isn’t intense there because Satan is not concerned. He has us where he wants us; complacent. Spiritually lazy and spiritually content is where he would like us to stay. Sad to say, that is where a lot of us are; complacent. We are complacent in our prayer life, complacent in our worship, complacent in the church and just happy where we are and not concerned about going any deeper in our walk with Christ. We have been satisfied with internet preached sermons instead of “pulling something out of heaven” to equip the saints with.

One of the most dangerous places we can camp out at in our lives is in the area of complacency. God hasn’t called us to complacency but consistency. He hasn’t called us to fizzle out but to burn with passion. He hasn’t called us to allow our hearts to become cold but to burn with the love of Christ.

Saints, now is not the time to become complacent in your walk with Christ! Yes, the world runs 100 mph all around us and would try to choke out our vital time seeking the Lord but you must not allow it! Christ must remain King in your life! Christ must remain King of your time! Christ must remain King in your marriage! Christ must remain King of your thoughts!

There are things going on now that is of great concern to me. I see things going on within the body of Christ that are of great distractions. It causes one to turn their eyes off of Jesus to the things of the world. Before you know it, it doesn’t bother you anymore to only spend 5 minutes a day with Jesus. Oh, you used to spend hours seeking him but somehow, someway, you’ve justified your complacent state. The spirit of Delilah has “lulled you to sleep” slowly but surely. You are afraid to forsake all to follow Christ because of the great war you know you will enter into. You know you will face demon powers that will come against your life, your marriage, your finances, your relationships and it would cause you to “stay at a distance.”

I encourage you in Christ; take up the full armor of God and join in! Fight the enemy with the help of the Holy Ghost and the word of God! Seek the face of Jesus Christ like you’ve never done before! Refuse to remain in complacency! Even if others around you are complacent, refuse to remain there! Now is the time to move out of the land of complacency! The kingdom of God is on a forceful advance! Move forward and be the men and women of God he has called you to become!