“ Unbelief and backsliding are signs of double-mindedness , wavering between two lifestyles .”
church and do all the praying and believing , while they stay home watching football . Then , when spiritual trouble comes , they don ’ t know how to pray , bind the devil , loose , stand up for anything , or recite a scripture . They leave their families vulnerable to attack . They are drunkards , whoremongers , liars , and cheaters . They don ’ t want to get married , raise their children , or keep covenant . This is how double-mindedness affects the most critical relationships in our society .
Double-mindedness also makes it impossible to have a stable , loyal , and intimate relationship with God . We become wavering , unbelieving , and backsliding people who are unable to be firmly planted in Him .
“ Unbelief and backsliding are signs of double-mindedness , wavering between two lifestyles .”
There have been times in my ministry when I kept seeing the same person come again and again to the altar to get saved . I would wonder , “ How many times are you going to come back to the Lord ? How many times are you going to come to the altar ? How many times are you going to be the prodigal son ? How many times are you going to be in the pigpen ? Where is your consistency with God ?”
We can ’ t be happy with a life like this . It is hard to be out of step with God once you had been in step with Him . When we backslide , we deal with torment . We can ’ t rest or be at peace because our hearts have known the fellowship of God . Who wants to live a life they can ’ t enjoy ?
This on-again , off-again commitment to God is a pattern in many believers ’ lives . I have seen believers commit to Christ and then turn away and return to the world . They then return and repeat the process over again . It is heartbreaking .
Unbelief and backsliding are signs of double-mindedness , wavering between two lifestyles . They were also the issues of those in the early church who were departing from the faith . Many of the Hebrews were returning to the Old Covenant system . They were wavering in their faith . Wavering is a sign of double-mindedness .
Are you double-minded in your walk with Christ ? Do you have a history of backsliding and departing from the faith ? Are you guilty of worldliness and carnality ? Do you crack under pressure or persecution and return to the things of the world ? These are all signs of double- mindedness that can make it hard to deal with the challenges that often come with being a believer .
How many times have you felt like a storm was raging inside of you ? James 1:6 describes double-mindedness as being like a storm :
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