Want to be a Rubber Band?

Are you like a rubber band, being stretched by the fingers of others to keep up your appearances of Christianity. When the fingers of others release you, you are returned to your state of uselessness and smallness.

If we are like the rubber band, that can only be stretched by the affirmation and usefulness of others, as though their Christianity is ours simply by our association with them, then we have none of our own.

Born again believers in Jesus Christ ought to be able to stand alone, while the Holy Spirit in us stretches us to His standards, principles and desires.

John 3:6-8 "6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. 7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”"