Welcome to Pomoja Ministry, a place of fellowship,
growth, and alignment with God's purpose. In
this chapter, we address a question that many
believers quietly ask but rarely confront openly.
Why do strong Christians fail? Why do spiritual
heroes, men and women who once walked closely
with God, begin to drift? Why heroes fail? When
Christians begin to drift is not a message of
condemnation, but of awareness. It is an invitation
to examine our walk, recognize God's warning
signs, and realign our hearts before small compromises
turn into spiritual collapse. This chapter is
for believers who desire to finish well. It is
for those who are running their race and want
to ensure that nothing interferes with their
calling, their faith. or their relationship with
God. It is a call to vigilance, humility, and
perseverance, because drifting rarely begins
with rebellion, but with complacency. As you
continue, allow the Holy Spirit to search your
heart, strengthen your roots, and restore your
focus. The goal is not perfection, but alignment,
and the grace to stand up and keep running. Walking
with God is both a blessing and a challenge at
the same time. It is a blessing because when
Christians remain aligned with God, no challenge
is greater than the grace that sustains them.
But it is also a challenge because the enemy
understands this principle very well. Staying
connected to Jesus Christ and walking daily with
the Holy Spirit is the most beautiful, valuable,
and precious gift in the Christian life. It is
also the very thing the devil works relentlessly
to disrupt. The enemy knows that as long as Christians
remain aligned with God, victory is not a question.
It is guaranteed. That is why the devil's primary
mission is not always to make Christians fall
suddenly, but to slowly drift them away from
God. The devil does not come with horns or a
frightening appearance. He operates in camouflage.
His tactics are subtle, friendly, and seemingly
harmless. He uses infiltration rather than confrontation,
small compromises, distractions, reasonable excuses,
and gradual distance from God's presence. His
goal is not instant destruction, but spiritual
drainage, pulling Christians away from God's
way, power, and blessing until failure becomes
inevitable. This explains why even spiritual
heroes have failed, not because they stop believing
in God, but because something disturbed their
walk, their focus, or their consistency. When
Christians begin to drift away from God, He does
not abandon us or remain silent. He always sends
warning signs. One of the greatest dangers for
Christians is complacency. Drifting rarely begins
with rebellion. It begins with permission. We
start allowing things we know are sins, or things
we know can lead us into sin. As Christians,
we convince ourselves that we are strong enough,
mature enough, or spiritually grounded enough
to handle it. We go to the bar for just one innocent
drink. We step into the club claiming we are
not there for the atmosphere, but to socialize,
to fit in, or to integrate with coworkers. We
allow our minds to be filled with ungodly content
through social media, movies, and entertainment,
telling ourselves it has no effect, while our
subconscious quietly absorbs impure and destructive
seeds. As Christians drifting away, we begin
allowing people, places, and habits into our
lives that we once guarded against. We start
walking the yellow line, testing how close we
can get without crossing it. We claim strength
and self -control, while Scripture warns us that
flirting with temptation is a battle we will
eventually lose. This pattern is clearly seen
in the life of David. David did not fall in one
moment. He first allowed his eyes to linger and
his heart to entertain desire. One compromise
opened the door to another. Lust led to planning.
Planning led to deception. Deception led to murder,
as David arranged the death of his own general
to cover his sin. For Christians, one sin never
stands alone. It always attracts another. When
sin is repeated and defended, the Bible calls
it iniquity. Iniquity is a clear warning sign
that a Christian is drifting away from God. Many
Christians learn to live with sins they have
justified. We rename them, my weakness, my struggle,
my issue. Over time, conviction fades and comfort
replaces repentance. This is one of the most
effective infiltration strategies of the enemy.
When persecution could not destroy the early
church, Compromise was introduced. When external
attacks failed, internal erosion succeeded. This
strategy began long before the church. It started
in the Garden of Eden when the enemy infiltrated
the Mind of Eve. He did not force sin, he normalized
it. He made it sound reasonable, harmless, and
even beneficial. Spiritual collapse rarely happens
overnight. An oak tree does not fall in one day.
It is not the light wind nor the strong wind
that causes its fall. It is the condition of
the roots, the slow decay, and the long -term
pressure. In the same way when Christians drift,
the fall is the result of ignored warnings, repeated
compromises, and a neglected spiritual life.
This is why Paul issues a strong warning. He
reminds believers to ensure that nothing interferes
with their race because there is a prize to be
won. He speaks to those who were running well
and asks a piercing question, What stopped you?
His words are not condemnation. They are a call
to self -examination, alertness, and perseverance.
And if a Christian stumbles, the instruction
is clear. Do not quit. Do not stay down, stand
up, and keep running. This is not a message about
perfection. It is a call to vigilance, alignment,
and endurance. Warning signs are not punishment.
They are mercy. Ignoring them is what leads even
strong believers into failure. But heeding them
keeps Christians rooted, guarded, and victorious
in God.