Living a Consistent Life

“So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. But you did not learn Christ in this way, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.” Ephesians 4:17-24

One of the key ingredients to success is consistency - a willingness to stick to the plan. You may be thinking that sounds a great deal like persistence and perhaps it does. A major element of consistency is persistence. If we want to be successful in our Christian walk, we must learn to be consistent with Jesus Christ. However, many Christians give up after a few disappointing setbacks.

The truth is that the Christian life is a process - a life long process. It begins the moment you accept Jesus Christ as Savior and continues until you draw your last earthly breath. That means there will be times when we blow it, when we wish we could just pick up the pieces and start over again. The remarkable thing about our Lord is that he never keeps score. All He requires of us is that we turn our hearts toward Him.

Consistency is built into our lives as we spend time in prayer and worship. It is there that we learn consistency, where our lives take on Christlikeness. We are to be renewed in Christ daily. It is a continuous, consistent process that leads to one final goal - becoming more like God’s Son.

Take a few minutes and ask God to show you how to build consistency in your life as you live for Him today.

“...be transformed by the renewing of your mind...” Romans 12:2