Staying Changed

As most of you know, weekend before last, I went on the Walk to Emmaus.
Now, a lot of people would call this a retreat.....and it is a retreat - of sorts I guess but I prefer to call it a spiritual renewal weekend. Which is what it really was for me.
I've shared before that never have I felt God's love more than on this walk. It was amazing. I came back a changed person I believe.
Well, here is the thing I have been thinking about and that I am concerned about.
I want to remain changed! I want to live as a disciple and true follower and servant of Jesus!

I know lots of folks who've gone on this walk to Emmaus and have had what they might call "Life Changing " experiences. And maybe they came back "on fire for Jesus". But then you see them later on...........a few weeks, a few months or (maybe if they are lucky) a few years later and life in the real world has hit. They seem to have lost it. We get back to being self ISH instead of self LESS!
They no longer are concerned with the "What Would Jesus Do" mentality. Lots of us say we want to be disciples of Christ and remain changed but do we really? We might go on this Walk to Emmaus, or whatever other spiritual renewal event we have attended, and come home just absolutely fired up for the Lord. Promising to be selfless like Jesus. Promising we are going to put other's first and really BE a servant. But the first Sunday morning that we go to church and find someone sitting in our pew then we are just out for the count.
How can we possibly worship when someone has taken OUR seat?
How can we possibly worship when they are playing drums and singing that awful loud music?
How can we possibly worship when that woman was so rude?
How can we possibly worship when we weren't allowed to stand up and announce the things that are important? It is imperative, isn't it that we get to say what we need to during the service?

I don't want this to happen to me. I don't want a "me" church. I want to stay a changed person.
To truly be selfless like Christ and to remain a servant of the Lord. Putting others first and not being concerned with me, ,myself, and I.
It is so disheartening to me to see these people and hear their testimony that the Walk to Emmaus changed this lives (or whatever retreat they've gone on) and then see them return to their same old ways. Ways that do not glorify God. Ways that do not make him famous to others. AND boy does that ever hurt their testimonies......
So, here is my question for you all......

How do I remain changed? I know that no one is perfect and neither do I expect other's to be. BUT I do expect to see effort being made. Evidence of growth and maturing spiritually.
How is done? Obviously, not without the help of the Holy Spirit, but how do we keep that desire to continue being a servant? And not let this world bring us back around to the "me, me, me" syndrome?

In today's society I feel an overwhelming desire to really walk my walk and talk my talk. I want my girls to see what it really like to be a follower of Christ and not just be a person who gives lip service to being a disciple but then goes on about life as they want to.

What do ya'll think?
I'd love to know and discuss as I work through these things.