Its A Slow Fade

1 Kings 11:9-13 (NLT)
The Lord was very angry with Solomon, for his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. He had warned Solomon specifically about worshiping other gods, but Solomon did not listen to the Lord's command. So now the Lord said to him, "Since you have not kept my covenant and have disobeyed my laws, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your servants. But for the sake of your father, David, I will not do this while you are still alive. I will take the kingdom away from your son. And even so, I will let him be king of one tribe, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, my chosen city."



Solomon didn’t turn away from God all at once or in a brief moment. His spiritual coldness started with a minor departure from God’s laws (1 Kings 3:1). Over the years, that little sin grew until it resulted in Solomon’s downfall. A little sin can be the first step in turning away from God. It is not the sins we don’t know about, but the sins we excuse, that cause us the greatest trouble. We must never let any sin go unchallenged. In your life, is an unchallenged sin spreading like a deadly cancer? Don’t excuse it. Confess this sin to God and ask him for strength to resist temptation.