Christians aren’t perfect. Here’s why: 1) Because they’re human. But even with full knowledge of our highest potential and our lowest sins, God loves us unconditionally. The Bible says, ‘We have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.’ Every time we look for treasure, we come up against the clay jar. That shouldn’t discourage us, though. It should give us hope, because God looks beyond the imperfect outward appearance and sees the hidden potential inside us. 2) Because they get distracted. In the Old Testament, a soldier was commanded to take a prisoner to a certain destination. His orders were clear: ‘Lose the prisoner and you’ll lose your life.’ So what happened? The soldier said, ‘While I was busy doing something else, the prisoner disappeared’ (1 Kings 20:40 NLT). The soldier lost his prisoner and paid with his life. The same thing can happen to us if we get distracted by worldly things and take our focus off God. So we need to pay attention to our spiritual life and refuse to let other things get in the way. 3) Because they’re asleep spiritually. It was while Samson slept that Delilah cut his hair and handed him over to his enemies (see Judges 16:19-21). And it was while the servants slept that an enemy sowed weeds among the wheat and the harvest was lost (see Matthew 13:25). Two things we must always stay alert for are sin and righteousness. ‘Think carefully about what is right, and stop sinning’ (1 Corinthians 15:34 NLT). Be on the lookout for them today.

What Now?

Do you need to re-focus on God? See if you can arrange a prayer meeting at your church, and invite everyone to pray that the entire congregation would be completely Christ-focused.