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    Most people in the United States refer to themselves as Christians, but only a percentage of those people actually live it out. If they did, the world would be a very different place. You should be able to tell someone's faith by the way they live their life. It should be obvious to us, and yet that isn't the case for many who identify themselves as "good, Christian people." How seriously do you take your faith? Is it just another small part of your life, or does it define it?

   Jesus should be the defining issue of our entire lives. In the end, what difference does it make if we called ourselves "Christians" and went to church on Sundays? We don't make it to heaven based on our church attendance record. What does make a difference is our hearts and how we actually walked out our faith in our everyday lives. You might be fooling other people about your faith, but you will never fool Jesus.

    If the end came today, what would your heart say about you? Will you be able to stand in front of the King and say that you dedicated your life to Him? Or will you just say that you gave Him most of your Sunday mornings and holidays? The reality is that we will all be put to the test and I don't know about you, but I want to be able to live out eternity in Heaven with Jesus.

James 2:17 So you see, faith by itself isn't enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless. (NLT)

1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." (NIV)

Luke 16:15 He said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God's sight. (NIV)


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