In Lot's life there was no outward evidence of his salvation. He did not surrender everything to God. His faith was shallow and weak because he chose personal desires over everyone else. Living out your salvation sometimes requires sacrifice. You live like a servant because you put other people's needs above your own at times.
Lot did not live out his Christianity well, but he was still blessed by God. He was selfish and held onto his world a little too tightly. He could have been blessed more if he would have looked beyond what was in front of him and toward the eternal.
In today's society, Lot would be considered a Sunday Christian. He would have attended Church, but would not have invested into the church. He would have only sought God out on Sunday, but forget all about Him by Monday. He chose the excitement of the evil world instead of investing into a pure life and heart.
When people become Christians they are excited. They jump right in, but then things get hard. If they do not anchor themselves into God's Word, then it is easy to fall away from God. It only takes a few small choices and the next thing you know you are right back in the lifestyle that you lived before you became a Christian.
Sin is happy to grab your attention. Once it has your attention, you start giving it your time and energy. The next thing you know you find yourself at a great distance from God. You never wanted that, but you had stopped investing that time and energy into him. A Christian living a lost lifestyle happens in stages. It is slow with every choice that they make.
Genesis 13
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