Circle of Influence

Do you live you life in darkness? Do you live your life as if the world revolves around you? Do you sometimes say I can do it on my own, I don't need anyone else's help?

In this day of computers, cell phones, ipods, pizza delivery,television and telecommuting; you can very easily find yourself never leaving your house. Your "friends" become a list of names on your favorite social networking website and the only time you see them is when their picture pops up on your computer screen. We have even made it easy to get "Fast Food" from God, we don't have to leave the house to get our Sunday morning sermon.

Is this the life that god intended us to live, free of personal interaction with others?

Do you believe that you can survive spiritually living your life on your own?

God said that we are to reach every last person on the planet and deliver his message of peace and everlasting love. I don't believe that he meant for us to do that by using the internet, dropping flyer's from 30,000 feet or driving by with a load speaker bolted to the top of your SUV. I believe that in order to have the greatest impact the message needs to be shared through personal human contact on a daily basis, while sharing life together.

Hebrews 10 it says,
24And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. 25Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

If we are to survive this world and grow spiritually, we need to surround ourself with friends and family that we trust to hold us accountable for our actions. We need to live our lives openly for Christ sharing everything with them, the good and the bad. We can not carry the burdens, or fight our battles on our own. The quickest way to stumble and fall is to keep our struggles to our selves and not ask for help. The bible says in Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. If we lean on our brothers and sisters in Christ through fellowship, worship and prayer; we will stop the enemy in his tracks.

If you are living your life through technology and not through people, If you are getting your spiritual "fix" from the one sermon on your TV Sunday Morning. If you don't have people you can lean on, to share your life with. You can not live the life Christ commanded you to live.

The group of people you meet with in your church and small group are your spiritual mentors and your personal team of prayer warriors. They have the greatest opportunity to speak Gods truth in to your life. They are your Circle of Influence.

God bless.