Gods powerful commission for all Christian's is to wait upon him (God) and follow all his instructions, when you look at the life of Samson, the man that is a case study for this show. You we see God in action, working out his eternal plan to remove the age long barrenness of manoahs family and give to his people a deliverance from their long time oppressors.
Before Samson's birth, God has given some specific instructions concerning his life and ministry, you count do God's work with your trail human equipment, but seek his face always for directions. Right from Samson's early age, the
anointing for exploits, through no any other means than the Spirit of the Lord has come upon Samson. The word of God says that, For I know the thoughts that I think towards you says the Lord, thought of peace and not of evil to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and go and pray to me and I will listen to you, and you will seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart, I will be found by you says the Lord and I will bring you back from your captivity.
We see this manifestations in the Bible book of Judges, about everything concerning the life of Samson even before his birth, God commissions and apportions gift for service, whatever man become in life, he must understand that God is behind it all. The grace in our lives are giving to us to profit God's kingdom, don't use it to satisfy the flesh, it may not be intentional but for many of us, our standard reflect the world and not the word.
Some ways in our lives that courses careless living as Christian's, eg self pity, self pity here, I mean some of us don't want to pass through any pains for any reason, before God will bless you, no, that is not the way of God. Before God will bless you, he will first of all empty you before filling you, God will first of all remove your old garments before clothing you with new garments, until you empty yourself, maybe by fasting and prayers you cannot be filled, even Jesus go through it for fourty days and fourty nights, to be filled with the Holly Spirit. But today, our so called Christian's don't want to pass through any pains, but wants to manifest power, and go about sawing their hands with evil all in the name of power, therefore living their lives carelessly.
Another ways, Christian's are living a careless life is, the love for money and positions, how we go after or handle money is a true pictures of our characters the word of God says, money is good, but the love for money is the root of all evil. You cannot know the life of any Christian until Money and positions, enter into his or her hands.
What about living like the world, We are suppose and sounds different, act differently from the world, but today the so called Christian's are very careless to the extent that, instead of the world learning from them, they are the ones learning from the world, as a Christian there are places you should not do, there are things you should not do, there are clothes you should not put on, even if everybody is wearing them, the reason is that, you are not everybody, and there are people you should not migled with, the Bible says, do not be decieved, an evil communication curopt good manners and evil company curopt good conduct, so don't be careless with your life as a Christian.
There is still this one, which is so very important, "integrity" we are not the same person on Monday, who we are on Sunday, we cannot be Holy on Sunday and on Monday, you are a fornicator or a street mafia. We cannot be trusted to follow through to anywhere, we break commandments and ingnore laws and vows, the word of God says, let your Yes be Yes and your No be No, anything else than this is ungodly. Any Christian who lack integrity, will always live a careless life.
What about IDOLATRY, this is very dangerous, it is moreless (self) we want our way, worship, will etc. When we talk about Idolatry, every body's mind runs to only worshipping Idles, no , anything you give attention to more than God becomes an Idle. Jesus say, he who love father and mother more than me is not worthy of me and he who love son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me and he who does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me, so as Christian's who you are, you must place God ahead of all things.
Some live a careless life, because of fears and worries, fear is a lying spirit, the simple definition of fear is " Force evidence that appear to be real" fear can stop our dreams and the same time paralyze our future, don't let devil steal your dreams and faith. Do you know we struggle when we worry, by worrying, you are saying that God is not able to do it anytime you are worried, you lack confidence in God, and at that time you can do things carelessly, worry is opposite of trust. In Mathew 6:31 says therefore do not worry, saying what shall we eat or what shall we drink or what shall we wear. God is able to do that which he has promised.
To be a careful Christian. Do not neglect your spiritual gifts, give your complete attention to what you have been taught, be a doer of the word not only a heater. Throw yourself into the work of God. Keep a close watch at yourself and stay true to what is right, very important. Though we would like to blame our spiritual problems on the devil, the truth is that most of the problems lies in the facts that often we are careless, unfortunately, many Christian's go through life just as foolish as Samson. They neglect the things necessary to keep them strong and as a result they are often spiritually slaughtered by the devil.
The problem of Samson is not Delilah, but his carelessness, over worldly lost, for your wife to tie your hands and calls for your enemies to kill you the first time, and the second time, with out still having the understanding that she is up to something, that should be the highest level of carelessness, man can ever think of. This is @PASTOR001 Avoid a careless life and stay secured, God bless you for reading this my aticle.
Such a nice write-up. I won't be careless. Thanks