Lukewarm Churches

Churches are raising complacent sheep who drift between pastures without true commitment to a flock. Parents are raising boys who lack masculinity and girls who are overly masculine. 

Now more than ever, Slavic Christians are confused and searching for their identity, trying to find who they are and where they belong. As long as they’re not seeking Christ, they will keep repeating the same patterns, and nothing will change. 

This issue didn’t begin in church; it started at home. When mom and dad don’t know who they are in Christ, they look for their identity in their ministry, imperfect marriage, or even having children—hoping that one or all of these will make them feel worthy of love or valuable. Then they raise children the same way. 

Parents are too soft on boys while encouraging girls to be “boss babes.” We’re no longer raising courageous gentlemen who will protect, provide, love, and lead their families. Instead, we’re raising men who chase dopamine through their jobs, appearance, sex, possessions, vacations, and more. 

We’re raising girls to be independent outside the home because being a mom seems too “boring.” She feels she must “chase her dreams” at the expense of her husband having to do chores, clean, and care for the kids after work. 

Women are divorcing their husbands because “he doesn’t let me have freedom and hang out with my girlfriends as I used to.” These same people then come to church, only to become spectators seeking entertainment, as if Jesus isn’t enough of a reason to gather. 

Notice, we’re not raising believers to thrive in Christ. It’s all about pleasing ourselves, feeling good, and looking good. We have it backwards. We don’t come to church to build up the body of Christ, serve each other, or seek the lost. We don’t raise kids to be the extension of God’s Kingdom on Earth. We don’t cultivate core values like integrity, honesty, and commitment. Instead, we’re raising fun-seekers, immature legalists who follow their parents’ rules without reverence for the Lord. 

The result? Too many churches lack spiritual vitality. Too many people try to exert power over these rule-following churches. None of this honors the Lord. In fact, this behavior hurts His heart. He’s coming for a spotless bride, not one that needs to be entertained or convinced to love Him because His blood wasn’t enough. 

Dear one, where do you belong in this story? Are you raising your children in godliness and reverence of being apart from him and trying to live that way yourself? Or are you following these trends, living with a lukewarm face, and raising children the same way? The time for the King's return is coming very soon. If we are not ready, our families and we will be left behind, keeping our pews warm while he lifts up his bride to celebrate forever with him and his kingdom.

Now more than ever, we must read our bibles obey what it says. draw closer to Him because that is the only way to be set apart from this world. Let this sink in.