Welcome again to this week's word for the week. Do you remember what it was that drew you to Christ? Do you remember the moment you got saved? Did you realize the impact it was having on your life at the moment? Are you able to look back now and see a change in yourself?

These are some questions a person should examine every now and then. Every once in a while we need to go back to the very beginning of our walk with the Lord. We need to go back and remember that moment. We need to look at our reason for saying yes. We also need to see if we're still saying yes today.

It's super easy to go back to doing what you used to do before you got saved. It's very easy to think you'll feel comfortable doing so. These are times that make me wonder aloud. I wonder who still wants Jesus. I wonder who is willing to say all of you Lord and none of me. There are so many distractions around us in certain parts of the world. It is a challenge to lead people to Christ. Yet, there are other places where there is no struggle to win souls. What's the difference? Let us go further.

It's safe to say most of us know at least one person whom God has taken from nothing and made them something. They went from not having anything to having more than they knew what to do with. They went from being hungry for God to having Him somewhere on the back burner of their mind. It's easy to ask what happened or what went wrong. It's hard to understand because most people also know someone whom God has equally blessed and yet they are more committed to God than ever before.

You have to remember why you're doing this every now and then. You have to go back and make sure your fire for God is still lit. You have to make sure that it's lit for all of the right reasons and not just because. You have to examine yourself from time to time and ask if your heart is still in it. You have to make sure you haven't been side tracked. It's easy to start doing something in the church and then feel as though that makes you or defines who you are. That is so far from the truth!

The impact of you being saved should only increase. It should only become even stronger. There should not be a day that goes by that you don't stop to give God thanks. You owe your very life and existence to Him. That by itself makes Him more than worthy. These are not the times to be living as if you have no God. This is the time to walk upright and live as if you are sure of your reason for serving. There are no days off in this. It's a daily thing.

The challenge this week is simple. Ask yourself are you still on course for Christ? Are you still hungry for Him? Do you love Him more now since you've been saved than you did when you first received Him? Has the anointing in you made a difference in the life of others around you? It does you no good if the words you know make no difference in your own life. You can help a multitude and still lose your soul. You have one chance on this earth to determine your eternity. Make the right choice by being sure of your salvation!

May the Lord continue to bless and keep you in His grace,

Bishop Carlos J. Lennon