Anyone who needs the emotions of others around them, the sounds and words of others to maintain a fervor for Christ, then there is no real fervor, only imitation Christianity.
One who is born again and deeply loves the Lord, he/she yearns for the things of God, they need not be carried by anyone or any emotion to continue.
There are so many "Christians" who display no sense of devotion to Christ unless they are in the "right environment" or with the "right people." These people are never motivated to pray unless someone else suggests it, they are not motivated to read the Bible unless others invite them to do so. Most everything they do is based on appearances rather than substance.
When alone they are not concerned about the principles of Christ. When alone these people have little interest in seeking the mind of Christ or growing in holiness. The evidence of our life are in the day to day activities, the aging process and whether there has been any change over many years.
These people have no spiritual or meaningful advice to give to anyone else, their only motivation is being accepted by those around them.
When someone is filled with God's wisdom they cannot help but share it with others, it flows out like a waterfall and is never emptied.
As a believer who loves the Lord, it is impossible to fill to capacity and stop, there has to be a flowing over, stopping only results in regression and is most often a clue that there has only been pretending all along the way.
Pretending is hard work wearying, so much so it cannot be continued. Stopping results in regression, sort of like a rubber band that is being stretched and released, only to return to it's smaller useless state.
Proverbs 18:4-5 "4 The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook. 5 To show partiality to the wicked is not good, Nor to thrust aside the righteous in judgment.…"
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