Attempt to follow Jesus without the power of the Spirit.Spend little or no time fellowshipping with other followers of Jesus.Are not affected by the Good News (the power of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus) like we once were.Spend little or no time reading the Word of God.How do we know we are drifting or have drifted away from God? We become aware that we are wandering away from God when we: It’s unfortunate that we have not created communities of grace that are safe enough for people to feel free to be brutally honest and transparent about where they are on their journey with Jesus. This play acting is exhausting, and it leads us to a place of spiritual apathy. We turn to faking piety and managing an image, as a way to shield people from how far we may have drifted from our Father. Followers of Jesus can be adrift while singing songs in worship service, leading small groups, praying for the sick and preaching sermons from the pulpit. Then, it metabolizes to our attitude, words, and actions. Drifting Happens in Heart Firstĭrifting always occurs in the heart first. At least that’s the way it happens with me. Click To Tweet Large steps away from God always begins with a thousand small steps away from him. Large steps away from God always begins with a thousand small steps away from him. Drifting happens slowly, and many times unintentionally. The interesting thing about drifting away from God is that we drift and we don’t even know that we are drifting. I didn’t wake up, saying: “I think I am going to wander away from God.” If you are anything like me, you don’t intentionally stray away from God. The times when I have strayed away from God (yes, pastors are susceptible to spiritual drift, too), it never happened suddenly. When we start questioning God’s character and his Lordship over our lives, then it becomes easier for us to drift from the home base of God’s presence. We begin doubting his goodness, which he is somehow holding out on us. Sin clouds our belief about God’s power, holiness, sovereignty, grace, and love. So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it (Hebrews 2:1). The writer of Hebrews says it very plainly: When I say drifting away from God, I mean we have been carried away from what we once believed about God, Jesus, the Bible, and the church, by the current of culture and unbelief. So, when we talk about drifting from God, what do we mean? What I Mean by Drifting Our hearts grow colder and we wander further from Him. Busyness crowds out the priority of our relationship with God and we begin to drift. So, how can we tell if we are drifting away from God and what can we do about it? We all know this is not a good place to be. Tonight one cell begins a mission that will be their last, one way or another.At some point in our journey with Jesus, we can find ourselves drifting away from God. With great cost in blood and life, they’ve found out vital information and created a plan. One person or cell may be eliminated, but the group lives on. This rebel group has managed to thrive and survive by compartmentalizing and isolating each cell of the group. Anyone who dares to challenge them is quickly eliminated. The magical power of the Five is unmatched. Most blame the Five and their dark machinations for the troubling times but there is little that can be done. The citizens of the city have survived for generations with the few resources they have but in recent years things have gotten much worse. They believe themselves to be the new gods of this world and as the Drifting City grows overcrowded, they show little concern for the well-being of the city’s people. Wrenching a mountain of the hardest stone from the ground, they created a massive city in the sky, and floated it high above dangers below.Ĭenturies after the city’s creation, the Five have become despotic rulers of The Drifting City. Five powerful wizards joined their arcane skills together to save what remained of the inhabitants of the world. Millennia ago, a war between the gods released powerful magic that shattered the very structure of the world. Rebels of the Drifting City was originally offered in a successful Kickstarter. As members of a rebel cell, the players are working to finish their final mission and end the reign of a despotic group of wizards. The players and game master are dropped into the last days of a mysterious city in the sky. Rebels of the Drifting City is a one-shot adventure for the fifth edition of Dungeons & Dragons, the world’s greatest role-playing game.
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