The Bible tells us in 1Corinthians to come out from among the world and be separate. Unfortunately, that’s a scripture many Christians today totally ignore. Their entertainment, associations, spending habits and use of time are hardly distinguishable from those of the world around them.
But there is another problem on the other end of the spectrum as well. That is confusing separation with isolation.
It’s easy after you’ve been a believer a few years to isolate yourself from any meaningful contact with non-Christians. It’s only natural that, as our social life centers more and more around our church, our friends become more and more limited to church people.
But if we want to be relevant to the world around us and see them come to Christ, we must spend some time building contacts with unbelievers. Could you invest 20 minutes today building a bridge to someone outside your church? That might be the best way to redeem the time.
Rick Grubbs is best known as the host of “Redeeming the Time,” a one-minute radio program featured on hundreds of radio outlets around the world. He has spoken thousands of times on Biblical time management in all 50 states and 26 other countries. He is the author of the book “Morning Momentum: God’s plan for launching an unstoppable day”. He and his wife Carrie live in Salisbury NC with several of their 12 children.
