What does it mean to be half-hearted towards God?

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As a christian either we are either completely committed to do God's will in everything. We are willing to take a stand for the truth of God's word, preach to others as Jesus commanded (Matthew 28:19,20) and do our absolute best to try and observe God's way of doing things (we will fall short but we are trying).

If someone is half hearted towards God they might sometimes do what pleases God, but if it interferes with what they want to do, they might choose to ignore what God asks and do what they feel like doing. Hence, half hearted....Show more

It means that a person acknowledges God, but overlooks the issues of God in their daily life. Such people have a wishy-washy faith; they are called Carnal Christians....Show more

Jehovah wants each of us to come into and remain in a condition acceptable to him. Concerning the righteous one, Jeremiah acknowledged: “You, O Jehovah of armies, are examining the righteous one; you are seeing the kidneys and the heart.” (Jer. 20:12) If the Almighty is examining the heart of even the righteous one, should not we ourselves do some honest self-inspection? (Read Psalm 11:5.) As we do so, we might discern an attitude, a goal, or a deep feeling that needs attention. We could recognize something that is making our heart less sensitive, some ‘foreskin of our heart,’ as it were, which we realize ought to be removed. That would be figurative heart surgery....Show more

Luke-warm ; Rev 2 & 3 ....Show more

According to Psalms 119:10 it shows that when we seek God with our whole heart we ask not to stray from his commandments, so half hearted would be the opposite of this that although we may have the desire to obey God in our hearts our actions are opposite of that....Show more