INDIFFERENCE

"I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth." Revelation 3:15-16

It is very common within Christianity to deal with indifferent Christians, lazy, with lack of energy, apathetic! There are many Christians without strength, nothing matters to them, they are thinking only of themselves, nothing disturbs their heart, nothing makes them leave their comfort. They are unchanging . It is very common to see them not have fellowship with God, not read the Bible, they do not fast,  they do not go to church very often, they do not want to help in church and ignore admonition. They have a sedentary lifestyle, where they open their mouth more and they move their tongue move faster than their arms or feet.

This person is useless spiritually, he never seen the need to do things, he always questions or just does not obey. This is the typical Christian who never wants to read the Bible, never want to pray, he never want to evangelize, it's all the same to him. For this Christian its all the same if he prays or not, to him it is all the same whether he sins or not and he disguises his spiritual laziness. He is always criticizing, always muttering, he is always against those who are in favor and in favor of those who are against.

The indifferent person is hard hearted, and does not care about anything at all, he can see someone dying at his side and will not move a finger. The indifferent person gradually loses his friends, because he never helps them, he becomes a selfish and self-centered person and only when he needs his friends are they important to him, but when they need him he is never there for them, the bible speaks against the spirit of indifference in a Christian.

An indifferent Person is completely neutral in all areas, he never want to make a choice, he never think of doing something about it, he is always waiting and often justify himself by saying I am fasting to see what God says, but neither fasts, nor waits for Gods time, it's just  an excuse to avoid engaging in something.

SYMPTOMS OF INDIFFERENCE

A. Irregular attendance of church services.

B. Lack of participation in the services.

C. Constantly arriving late to Sunday School and church services.

D. Does not give importance to prayer or reading the Bible or spiritual things.

E. Lack of faithfulness in stewardship.

F. Lack of involvement in church activities.

G. Lack of interest in the growth of the church.

WHY PEOPLE STOP SHOPPING IN ONE STORE AND GO TO ANOTHER

A. 1% of them die.

B. 3% of them move away.

C. 5% because of friends.

D. 9% because the prices were better somewhere else.

E. 14% product dissatisfaction.

F. 68% because of an attitude of indifference toward them by some of the employees.

THIS IS ALSO TRUE OF THE CHURCH

A. Some die.

B. Some move away.

C. Friends influence them to attend another church.

D. Some were lost for competitive reasons, meaning that we simply lost some to the efforts      of others.

E. We lose some because they are dissatisfied with what we have to offer. They want or  need something else, so they find it in another church.

G. But, if businesses lose customers to indifference, could it be true that the church also loses members or potential members because of indifference?

Abscond indifference, examine your life in the light of the Bible, evaluate your intentions, evaluate your faith, "Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?" II Corinthians 13:5

"Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil." Ephesians 5:14-16

Do not be overcome, ask God that he will also examine and reveal what's inside you. repent of your apathy and regain your first love and revive the fire of God's gift which is in you, "Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." Psalms 139:23-24

"Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." II Timothy 1:6-7

"THE OPPOSITE OF LOVE IS NOT HATE, IT'S INDIFFERENCE"