Don't water down your faith

Reading 2Timothy 4 today gives me a bit of an eerie feeling. It is scarey when you think of what is out there in the world. This is prime politician time so, of course, my mind goes there, but it is all around us, not just in the political realm. Is the anti-christ out there right now? I don't know but from what I see there is a possibility. "But the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some in the church will turn away from Christ and become eager followers of teachers with devil-inspired ideas. These teachers will tell lies with straight faces and do it so often that their consciences won't even bother them." This is not far fetched. It is going on every day. Be wary of who you follow. Make sure you truly know the Son of God as your Savior. The verses go on to remind us that Spiritual fitness is far more important than physical fitness. We need to stay in shape so that we are tuned into God and not easily led astray. But these verses also make me think of the importance of reaching people so that they are not led astray. Even people in our churches will turn. It is so easy to go with the flow and accept what is being dished out by these "teachers with devil-inspired ideas". How desensitized are we becoming about homosexuality? How easily do we accept couples living together? Abortions? what else? tolerance of cults and timidity with our own faith? Shape up! The stronger we stand the easier it becomes for others to stand also. Keeping the peace is not what we are called to do.

For Future Generations - by 4Him
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If we could find a way to preserve our faith
So those who follow us
See the price that was paid
Then maybe when they question
What it’s gonna take to survive
They’ll find the strength to carry on
In what we leave behind

So I won’t bend and I won’t break
I won’t water down my faith
I won’t compromise in a world of desperation
What has been I cannot change
But for tomorrow and today
I must be a light for future generations

Lookin’ in the eyes of the children
Knowing that tomorrow is at stake
When the choice is up to them
Will they have the strength to say

We won’t bend and we won’t break
we won’t water down our faith
We won’t compromise in a world of desperation
What has been we cannot change
But for tomorrow and today
We must be a light for future generations