Spiritual Laxity


….. but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish…. (Josh 23:13)


Are we overwhelmed and cannot rise above the circumstances? Is there a continual lack of joy and hope as though the imprisoned soul cannot praise God (Acts 16:25)? It is a message from God that we should examine ourselves; it is His mercy lest we end up reprobates (2 Cor 13:5).


Is there misplaced love (Josh 23:11)? Have our love gone astray and the Father’s love seems cold (1 John 2:15). The appropriation of His promises amount to nothing, nary the spirit to overcome (Josh 23:10); have we been faithful with a clinging dependency on our God (Josh 23:8, 12).Examine if we taken lightly His Word and brush aside the dealings of God (Heb 12:6) and allowed a foothold for the enemy to get at us (Eph 4:27).


By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. (Psa 41:11)


We have to examine ourselves to see if there is any spiritual laxity in our lives. The invitation of our gracious Savior is to come with all our heavy laden and find our rest (Matt 11:28) and learn of Him. It takes humility and meekness to acknowledge that we have misplaced our love and clung on to other distractions. The latter is idolatry.