ABIDING FAITH: The reason there is so much stagnation in the lives of “professing” Christians and deadness in churches – We allow personal perspectives to drive belief. Each person has a different perspective which means there is no standard foundation for belief. Christ is not the sovereign head and Lord, he just a religious figurehead we call Lord. Meanwhile, I’ll do my thing and you do yours. At best this causes confusion and disarray. (If you live in North Dakota that means “a hot mess”) At worst this is anarchy and idolatry. The cure – Allow Christ to conform our foundational beliefs to His Word so our perspectives will be based on His Lordship not our own. Christ is the head of the Church and the Lord of believers. What he says goes. We seek him for his direction and will. We surrender our will and sacrifice our goals for his. This changes everything.