I don’t really know if the title of this blog is an actual phrase or not, but I think you will understand what I mean.

You see, I think many Christians (myself included) live their lives in a sort of Christian dualism. I believe in God for all the good things like Heaven and the “blessings” in my life, but I have areas of my life that I have yet to yield to Him.

Take this to the extreme in America and I think there are millions of Christians living this way. When you look at the numbers, true atheism is very rare (about 1% of the population). Most people believe in God, but as John Stonestreet said, “They live as if God is irrelevant in daily events. They are Christians that are basically atheists with a twist because they see this world as separate and different from anything to do with Heaven.”

In other words, people say they are Christian to get the promise of eternal life in Heaven, but then live this life however they want.

As I said, I have areas of my life that I need to submit to God so I am not just pointing fingers at others. But, we need to be aware of our dualistic ways and repent of them. God wants all of our lives, not just parts.

If we believe the words of the Lord’s Prayer when it says, “on earth as it is in Heaven,” then we will realize that this world is connected to Heaven! What happens on earth is part of our eternal life. When you think on that, it is very sobering because what we do here really does matter! What we build for Christ here, will be an investment in our future. What we hold back from Christ here will also impact our eternity.

Yes, Jesus died to give us eternal life in Him, but He died for so much more also! He died so that our lives may be redeemed to Him–all of our lives starting today! He wants a relationship with us, but He also wants all of our life!

Will you join me today as we start looking into our lives and living entirely for Him! Hold nothing back. Don’t wait until you get to Heaven. Have this conversation with your friends and tell them how you are going to live!

Let’s do our part in bringing to fulfillment the prayer, “on earth as it is in Heaven”.

More to come…
Jeremy