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danger of drift


Yesterday we started a new series at The Community Fellowship titled DRIFT.  The definition of DRIFT is a driving movement or force, as in the force of winds or currents, to be carried by currents of water or air or even by circumstances wandering aimlessly.


The fact that DRIFT happens reminds us that we need to be careful to not drift.  Stay tied to where you should be.  Choose your path and your journey carefully.  Why?  So that you don’t drift off in the wrong direction.


Hebrews 2:1,3  NLT  

So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it…So what makes us think we can escape if we ignore this great salvation that was first announced by the Lord Jesus himself and then delivered to us by those who heard him speak?


A slow drift might be a single change or variance in what you are doing.  It doesn’t look like much at first, yet the longer you go that direction the further off the perfect or desire path you get.  Think about it.


You have to stay on course, watch the course, set a goal, choose your GPS or heading if you will, and let your path get stronger and stronger.  That is why this series may be the most important of your life and of your walk with God.  It is easy to start to drift.


You avoid moving away from God or drifting from Him by staying close to Him.  Seek Him daily.


Matthew 6:33  NLT  

Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.


It is also important to encourager the people around us to not drift from God and what is right.


Hebrews 12:15  NLT  

Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many. 


We will be looking at the danger of drifting over the next several weeks.  Take this as a warning.  It is easy to drift, but drift can be avoided.  May God help us to not forget what is more important!


Deuteronomy 4:9  NLT  

“But watch out! Be careful never to forget what you yourself have seen. Do not let these memories escape from your mind as long as you live! And be sure to pass them on to your children and grandchildren.

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