Hey, Forever GodGirl! I'm your host, Iz, and welcome
or welcome back to the Forever GodGirl podcast.
In today's episode, stop flirting with faith
and start following Jesus. Because here's the
real question. Are we gaslighting our faith?
What do you mean by that? Well, it's as simple
as this question. Are we actually saved or are
we just a part of the church culture? Uh, I still
don't get what you're saying. Don't worry, keep
listening and you'll understand. Let's get into
it. The reality is, we could have the cutest
journaling Bibles, the most aesthetic highlighters,
and we could be at every single church event.
But we gotta check our hearts. Is Jesus actually
your savior and Lord? or is the church just a
social club? Listen, Matthew 6:1 says, be careful
not to practice your righteousness in front of
others to be seen by them. If you do, you will
have no reward from your Father in heaven. The
direct truth is, we can be churchy and still
be lost. Matthew 23 verses 27 through 28 in the
NLT version paints the perfect picture when Jesus
says to the Pharisees, What sorrow awaits you,
teachers of religious law, and you Pharisees,
hypocrites? You are like whitewashed tombs, beautiful
on the outside, but filled on the inside with
dead people's bones, and all sorts of impurity.
Outwardly you look like righteous people, but
inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy
and lawlessness. Wow. Here's the thing I want
us all to remember. Being a Forever GodGirl
isn't a club we join. It's a life that we surrender
to Christ. Okay, that cleared it up. Great episode.
Um, we're not done just yet. Now we gotta talk
about the Church High. Mistaking our emotions
during a worship song for actual repentance.
This is not good, because we do not live by our
emotions. And Jesus never said to worship Him
out of our emotions. He said to worship Him in
spirit and in truth. If we go to church just
to feel good, then we can go to a party and get
the same feeling. Because ultimately, are we
worshiping God because of who He is or because
of how He makes us feel? Another thing we need
to look at is Christianese versus conversation.
Yes, I said Christianese using words like "season"
"discernment" and "blessed" because everyone else
does without actually talking to God in private.
That's why it's important to be seeking God not
for just what He can give us but because of who
He is. Can we be Forever GodGirl's after God's
own heart? Of course we can but we got to be
careful of becoming like an in crowd Pharisee,
huh? Okay In the Bible, the Pharisees had the
ultimate look of religiosity. They knew the rules,
they wore the right clothes, and they went to
every service. But Jesus said that their hearts
were far from him. Isaiah 29 verse 13 says, the
Lord says, these people come near to me with
their mouth and honor me with their lips, but
their hearts are far from me. Their worship of
me is based on merely human rules they have been
taught. Bottom line, let's not get so caught
up in perfectionism and legalism when it comes
to walking with Jesus. All right, before we wrap
it up, I just wanna read some scriptures that
give us the biblical reality check. Matthew chapter
seven verses 21 through 23 says, not everyone
who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom
of heaven. I will declare to them, I never knew
you. Second Timothy 3:5 says having the appearance
of godliness But denying its power the takeaway
from that is that if our faith looks good But
doesn't have the power to change our habits our
language and most importantly our hearts. It's
just a costume And lastly, Luke chapter 6 verses
43 through 45, it says, a good tree cannot produce
bad fruit. A tree is identified by its fruit.
The takeaway is that if we are not producing
fruit, moreover if we are producing bad fruit,
then we are most likely not connected to Jesus.
because the Bible says that he is the vine and
we are the branches. And through the vine, we
can produce good fruit. Another thing is that
the Bible says that we will know Christians by
the fruit that they bear. So let's inspect ourselves,
not anyone else, because the Bible says to work
out our own salvation. Now it's time for our
special segment. In today's special segment,
you know what hot takes. Today we got three hot
takes and these ones are good. First hot take
is... What age is okay for Christians to start
dating? 0% said "13 to 15," 40% said "15 to 17,"
and 80% said "17 to 19." Next up, is Botox, fillers,
or plastic surgery okay for Christians? 25 %
said sure, do what makes you confident, and 75
% said no, beauty comes from the Lord God. Lastly,
is shyness a sign of humility? 20 % said sure,
shy people are usually not prideful. And 80 %
said no. One can be shy, but still aggressive.
Now I wanna know, what is your opinion on all
these hot takes? If you didn't get a chance to
vote, make sure you're following us on our Instagram
at forevergodgirlpodcast so that you can be a
part of the polls and make sure you have permission
from a parent or a legal guardian first. That
was such a great special segment. But now it's
time to talk about something a little more serious
and even more exciting, salvation. Here's a word
from Zi. So, if you have a personal relationship
with Jesus Christ, then this message will help
you. But, if you don't have a personal relationship
with Jesus Christ, I invite you to give your
heart to the Lord today. To receive him into
your heart, go to Romans 10:9 -10. It says,
If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus,
and believe in your heart that God has raised
him from the dead, you will be saved. For with
the heart one believes unto righteousness, and
with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
If you said this prayer with sincerity, you are
saved and now have eternal life with Jesus. You
are saved from all your sins, past, present,
and future sins you may commit. This truth is
not a free pass to sin anytime. Instead, Jesus
gives you power over all wrong choices and empowers
you to spread the gospel to others. You are saved
forever and your name is written in the book
of life. Did you just give your life to Jesus?
Because if you did, give yourself a pat on the
back. We are so godly proud of you. Thank you
so much for listening to this podcast episode.
We trust that it helped you and that you learned
something. And remember, if we cannot handle
10 minutes alone in prayer with God, then we
don't have a relationship. We have a religion.
It doesn't matter how cool our lives look to
the world or how devout we look to other people.
We aren't here just to look like Christians.
We are here to be like Christ. That's how you
help us spread the good news. See you next time.
Bye.