I don't really care what God says – Part 1

We wouldn’t dare say that out loud, right? Not many statements could feel more blasphemous. Yet somehow, there are times in our lives when our actions communicate exactly that: “God, I don’t care what You say.” Ugh.Before you exempt yourself and assume this only applies to heathens, please allow me to clarify. More times than not, it’s our inactions that show God the reality of where we are. To the Sunday world, we can look like we care. However, if we rarely open His Word and we only send up an occasional crisis prayer, we might need to seriously consider whether or not we’re complacent or indifferent toward our Heavenly Father.No one enters into a relationship with the Lord intending to get to that place, but if you find yourself feeling disconnected, you aren’t the first. In my last week of teaching Moving Beyond, I addressed this topic of how to move beyond indifference. Today, I’ll leave you with an unfinished thought. No resolution, I regret. Make sure you come back on Thursday for that! But in order to truly move beyond indifference, it’s important to understand how we got there in the first place.[bctt tweet="In order to truly move beyond indifference, it’s important to understand how we got there."]There are “three-ish” ways that most believers end up in the land of indifference. I’ll explain the “ish” in a bit, but the most common way that someone grows indifferent is as the result of a wound. Here’s what I mean…If we’ve experienced a set back, we can end up wounded. As a result of that wound, some of us decide we’ll never make ourselves vulnerable again. If we weren’t able to see God in a positive light during our pain, we might be resistant to trusting Him again.Another reason we might become indifferent is the ugly reality of pride. Something within us has taken credit for the blessings in our lives and we subtly, even subconsciously, decide we have this thing called “life” under control. Even in the struggles, we decide we’d prefer to be the one steering the car rather than being in a place of trusting a God we cannot see.And then there’s the “ish.” I call it the “ish” because, in many ways, it’s pride in a little more palatable form. While pride would be the person who’s cocky enough to not really feel like they need to consult God in their decision making, the person in this third category doesn’t feel that way in their heart, but their actions lead to the same place. This category of selfishness is the woman who has so much to do that God just gets squeezed out. She doesn’t mean to bump Him down the priority list, but it happens… over… and over… and over again. Each time, it’s just an unfortunate set of circumstances. It’s the colliding of appointments and calendars, but it leads to a place where God is no longer the one directing her life. She is.[bctt tweet="Have you accidentally bumped God down your priority list?"]Why should you care if you're teetering near indifference? In short, because indifference to God is one step away from being disconnected. True, if you’re a child of God, you cannot lose your salvation. But in the place of indifference, you’re prime for the enemy to convince you of one of two lies. You’ll either choose to find your value outside of God… or you’ll begin to believe you don’t have value. Neither are a road you want to travel.So, are you balancing on the brink of indifference to the Lord, or does an honest look at your walk with Him maybe show you’ve crossed that line already? Please tune in on Thursday as we look together at how to move beyond indifference. It’s never too late to turn things around.