Disillusioned Christians

dis·il·lu·sion

  [dis-i-loo-zhuhn] 

verb (used with object)

1.

to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.;disenchant.

 

Chris·tian

 [kris-chuhn]

noun

7.

a person who believes in Jesus Christ; adherent of Christianity.

8.

a person who exemplifies in his or her life the teachings of Christ: He died like a true Christian.

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1 John 3:18-20
My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him. (emphasis added)

That verse jumped out to me after spending time thinking about "sanctifying the Lord in our hearts" (1 Peter 3:15a

So let us now look at our hearts. I'm speaking especially to you disillusioned, disappointed, cold and lonely ones, because you are on my heart. I believe reading this will be a divine appointment for someone.

The truth is, people let you down. They weren't what you thought they would be. You may have even let yourself down. You may have not held up to your own idea of holiness and special-ness that a true Christian should be.
You may have messed up big time. Like, hide your face in a hole for a few years, witness protection program candidate wannabe messed up. You are still a believer, but you don't feel worthy to call yourself a Christian, or you are too angry to want to be counted among the people you thought of as Christians.

That's not your burden to carry.


The enemy would have you stuck with the illusion of what you thought you were supposed to be, of what the Lord was supposed to be. He would drown you in bitterness and hatred at all the things that didn't turn out the way you wanted them to. He would isolate you from all sound advice and would deny you peace.

The truth is, unforgivness is a losing battle.

Hebrews 3:7-8
Therefore as the Holy Spirit says: Today, if you will hear His voice; Do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion, In the day of trial in the wilderness.


 When Jesus is sanctified in our hearts, he is manifested in our lives. This verse in James is practically showing how our hearts can be rendered and open and humble in front of His throne.
The God you know is real, who died on the cross to wipe away the stain of all the sin's that ever were committed and ever will be committed is here, now, knocking at the door of your heart.

Assure your heart before the Lord, and let him teach you how to love again. In deed and in truth.

And know you are loved.