I. Your PROJECTS have a greater PRIORITY than those of God in your life. - Pro. 14:14

1. You have less time for God than you used to have.
2. You make plans without discussing it with God.
3. You do not have any problems completing things that you want to do...but for God it is a struggle.
4. You find yourself justifying (often) why you are doing what you are doing for yourself instead of for God.

II. Your DESIRE to get closer to God has DIMINISHED! - Matt. 24:12

1. The Bible does not have the place in your life it used to have.
2. Church is more boring than it used to be.
3. It is Hard to pray the way you used to.
4. Lost people do not concern you the way they did when you were first saved.

III. The CARES of this world have CHECKED our enthusiam for the Lord.
- 2 Tim. 4:10

1. You have less time for God than you used to have.
2. You enjoy things that you used to feel guilty about.
3. You spend time reading, looking for things to do to occupy our time in the way of entertainment.
4. You find less and less things in life that are not pleasing to God.
5. More and more of your close friends are very WORLDLY.
6. You know more about the players on I. U. than the disciples in the Bible.

Gary Marcum - East 38th Street Free Will Baptist - 052696am