One of my favorite songs is from a long time ago by a Christian group called 4HIM. The name of this song is "The Basics Of Life". This song may be old, but the lyrics become even more relevant as each day passes.
Bridge
We've let the darkness invade us too long
We've got to turn the tide
Oh and we need the passion that burned long ago
To come and open our eyes
There's no room for compromise
Chorus
We need to get back
To the basics of life
A heart that is pure
And a love that is blind
A faith that is fervently
Grounded in Christ
The Hope that endures for all times
These are the basics,
We need to get back
To the basics of life
We need to have a passion for God that is all consuming. It is only when we love God this way and love others that we will start seeing the lives around us impacted. How do you achieve a passion like this? Many of us have this passion when we first come to Christ because everything is new and we spend so much time with God. Somehow over time we allow that to morph into God being a part of our lives but He is no longer the center. In order to get that kind of passion back we need to spend more time with God and learn to make him the center again.
There is no room for compromise if the world is going to see God through us. If we start compromising our faith, little by little we are allowing ourselves to be conformed to the pattern of this world. Paul states in Romans 12:2, "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." The only way we can overcome this is by allowing God to transform your mind so you see life through His eyes instead of yours. When you study the Word it saturates your heart and mind with truth so when you come up against the lies of the world, you can stand firm in the truth.
Below is the video of the song that inspired me to write this series, enjoy!
Bridge
We've let the darkness invade us too long
We've got to turn the tide
Oh and we need the passion that burned long ago
To come and open our eyes
There's no room for compromise
Chorus
We need to get back
To the basics of life
A heart that is pure
And a love that is blind
A faith that is fervently
Grounded in Christ
The Hope that endures for all times
These are the basics,
We need to get back
To the basics of life
We need to have a passion for God that is all consuming. It is only when we love God this way and love others that we will start seeing the lives around us impacted. How do you achieve a passion like this? Many of us have this passion when we first come to Christ because everything is new and we spend so much time with God. Somehow over time we allow that to morph into God being a part of our lives but He is no longer the center. In order to get that kind of passion back we need to spend more time with God and learn to make him the center again.
There is no room for compromise if the world is going to see God through us. If we start compromising our faith, little by little we are allowing ourselves to be conformed to the pattern of this world. Paul states in Romans 12:2, "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." The only way we can overcome this is by allowing God to transform your mind so you see life through His eyes instead of yours. When you study the Word it saturates your heart and mind with truth so when you come up against the lies of the world, you can stand firm in the truth.
Below is the video of the song that inspired me to write this series, enjoy!