To Be Least

We, as followers of Jesus, are most likely to fall when we are at a state of spiritual starvation. However, knowing about this condition and recognizing it are two completely different tasks.

In fact, this kind of starvation often occurs gradually, going unnoticed by the victim. More often than not, it is a result of a busy life. I am talking about those days where your worries and jobs at hand seem to push Christ out of your schedule. That leather Bible that you once gladly read, is sitting on a high shelf, gathering dust. It is neglected and forgotten along with your Savior.

One of those nights, as you finish cleaning up the kitchen and picking up the house, you can feel a sense of guilt slowly creeping up through your body. Each night, as you go to bed, you utter a short and insincere prayer in a futile attempt to atone for your shame. Each day this pattern of digression continues on. And each day you slip further and further away from your God.

Weeks and months pass by. Your fervor for the Lord has died almost completely down, along with the time spent in the Bible and prayer. Your relationship with Jesus threatens to collapse at any moment. Sure, you did not commit any serious sin, but something is not right with God. You feel starved, like a thirsty man in a desert. You are alive, but very weak.

It is during times like this, when you ignore Christ, that you are most vulnerable for attack and defeat. Your once firm foundation in Jesus begins to crack open. As soon as temptations come your way, you are destroyed.