Have you ever wondered if there is some secret to Christianity that you haven\u2019t uncovered yet? Maybe you see other Christians hearing from God all the time, confident in their faith and doing great while you feel like you\u2019re barely getting by. Some believers feel like they\u2019re on the outside looking in. Everybody else \u201cgets it\u201d while they struggle. Everyone else wears their Christianity like a perfectly sized coat while their spiritual clothes just don\u2019t fit right. So many people feel that if they could just uncover that special truth, have that one mountaintop experience, or understand that one eye-opening concept\u2014then they would finally feel like the rest of us.<\/p>\n
Well, I am here to tell you today that I possess that super-special secret. Are you ready? Really, ready? Because this could change your life. You\u2019re sure? OK, here it is:<\/p>\n
THERE IS NO SECRET.<\/p>\n
Seriously. The secret to Christianity is that there is no secret to Christianity. It is not only for the in-crowd. There\u2019s no bestselling book by the latest Christian author you have to read, no sermon you must hear and no divine revelation you need to receive. Being a Christian is done by faith. By sheer definition, faith means you don\u2019t always \u201cget it\u201d but you\u2019re willing to trust anyway. It means you don\u2019t always feel like a Christian, but you still believe Jesus is saving you. We are<\/em> called believers, after all!<\/p>\n So, if there is no secret, how come we don\u2019t always feel like it\u2019s working for us when it looks as if it\u2019s working for others? Well first off, your walk with God is not based on how you feel\u2014it\u2019s based on constant interaction with God regardless<\/em> of how you feel. If Jesus had trusted His feelings, He might not have ever gone to the cross. Aren\u2019t you glad He responded apart from how He felt?<\/p>\n Secondly, don\u2019t compare yourself to others. That\u2019s not being fair to yourself since you\u2019re keenly aware of all your faults, but you only know what others let you see. You simply don\u2019t possess enough information about others to accurately compare yourself to them.<\/p>\n This is the essence of Christianity: Get up in the morning and spend some time with God by either praying, worshiping, meditating or reading the Word. Go to work, school, or whatever God has set before you, and do it as an act of worship to Him. Love and serve others as best you can along the way. Call on God when you fail. Share Him when you feel prompted. Enjoy your life. Go to bed. Get up in the morning and do it all over again. Wash, rinse, and repeat.<\/p>\n That\u2019s it. The life of a Christian is a life of being constantly aware of God in your day-to-day activities, asking Him to guide you and obeying Him the best you can. There\u2019s no secret that all the other \u201cgood\u201d Christians have. If others seem more advanced, that simply means they\u2019ve either been at it longer than you and have had more practice, or they\u2019re just faking it.<\/p>\n So that\u2019s the secret: there is no secret. Don\u2019t spend your Christian walk chasing after an unattainable benchmark. Just connect with your Father, through Jesus, and learn to let the Holy Spirit lead you regularly. Live this way every day and watch how God begins to move in your life. You will be amazed how taking the pressure off yourself will actually speed up your spiritual growth. Go ahead and embrace this \u201csecret.\u201d You\u2019ll experience freedom and confidence in your walk with the Lord like never before.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Have you ever wondered if there is some secret to Christianity that you haven\u2019t uncovered yet? Maybe you see other Christians hearing from God all the time, confident in their faith and doing great while you feel like you\u2019re barely getting by. Some believers feel like they\u2019re on the outside looking in. Everybody else \u201cgets it\u201d while they struggle. Everyone else wears their Christianity like a perfectly sized coat while their spiritual clothes just don\u2019t fit right. So many people feel that if they could just uncover that special truth, have that one mountaintop experience, or understand that one eye-opening concept\u2014then they would finally feel like the rest of us. Well, I am here to tell you today that I possess that super-special secret. Are you ready? Really, ready? Because this could change your life. You\u2019re sure? OK, here it is: THERE IS NO SECRET. Seriously. The secret to Christianity is that there is no secret to Christianity. It is not only for the in-crowd. There\u2019s no bestselling book by the latest Christian author you have to read, no sermon you must hear and no divine revelation you need to receive. Being a Christian is done by faith. 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