I am unable

I am unable to call Jesus Christ my "personal Lord and Savior". To me, calling Jesus my "personal Lord and Savior" puts Him on level with my personal bank account, my personal car and if I had one, my personal chauffeur. It puts Jesus in position of service to me.

Jesus says in John 14:15 "If you love me, you will obey what I command.

He calls me to obedience as a slave to him. Jesus is my Lord and Master.

I would much rather call Jesus my Lord and Master and admit to him that I have not obeyed him because I have sinned already than to make Him a personal "object" in my life and misunderstand my relationship to Him.

Yes, He does call us to be his brothers, but He does the calling and we do not earn it.

John 13:1- 17 When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. "Do you understand what I have done for you?" he asked them. "You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.