If misery likes company you have a lot of it. You may secretly think you are the only one struggling with your Christian life but you are not. Today we are going to explore an area---namely consistency---that many struggle with.

Proverbs 24:16 The just man falleth 7 times yet rises up again. James 2:10 If you fail God in one spot you failed across the board. BUT there is a reason we are sealed, after being saved, "unto the day of redemption." Truly, He regards our "helpless estate."

We are all broken people and we all fail. I Cor.10:13 says there is no sin besetting on us but what is common to man and with that temptation God has made a way of escape. His love and forgiveness are always there and ready. Grab it!

When I ask young people and adults "What are you struggling with in your Christian life answers cover a wide range from nothing to an hours worth of crying. We all struggle even those who say nothing but there is one answer for all.

Comments about the scary technology they have today to spy on us! Questions about transgenderism. Warning to parents who is affecting your children. The attacks on Christians.

God provides salvation and makes available unlimited grace and "access" to His unlimited power but you and I need to show up and plug into that grace and power. Like starting a car. He is the engine but we need to start it and put it in drive and actually drive the car.

You are either going forward in your Christian life or backward but you are never standing still. You are either closer to God today than ever before or someone has moved AND I guarantee you it isn't Him. The older we get in our Christian walk the more we tend to believe we have arrived and don't read our Bibles as we once did. Our prayer life and devotional life slacks---even church attenance since Covid has taken a hit.

The day you trusted Christ and secured your salvation was just the starting point. The challenge to grow and learn and mature in your new life starts there. Sadly, many never grow from that point and miss out on all God has for them.

No one buys a new car and drivies it thousands and thousands of miles without changing the oil and doing routine maintance or staying on top of maintainace on their new house. What are you doing to service your Christian life?

The question of the hour is are you growing or have you leveled off in your Christian life? We all hit a time when our height reaches it's peak but what about our Chrisitan growth---our faith---our trustHis will? Remember the old ad---"You never outgrow your need for milk?" Well what about our need for Jesus?