The boot camp of christian living is to Not feed the flesh every single thing it asks for but to treat it STRICTLY. (1 Corinthians 9:27). The world is full of accessories that beautifies or corrupts the flesh but for the christian, God asks that we wear the word of God around our neck (Proverbs 3:3), meditating on it night and day, (Joshua 1:8), to get suited up with the full and whole armor of God (Ephesians 6:11)so as to withstand the devil’s tricks and attacks. God’s child is to be clothed in righteousness, adorned with the fruits of the Spirit all the while producing fruits worthy of repentance that is well in the Master’s taste as we worship Him in Spirit and in truth. Love is the road that leads us there!
Mankind has created materials that are stain-proof, bullet-proof, water-proof and so on but how awesome it would be if one could be stain/sin-resistant before God. To present oneself spotless before the King of Glory ought to be every Christian’s deepest desire! Spiritual wellbeing is not just a phrase nor is it to be taken lightly but it ought to be a daily mandatory need gnawing at the core of the depth of each Godchild seeking repose in Him for eternity’s sake!
It is so easy to get blind-sided, sidetracked, distracted and discombobulated when it pertains to Godly measures. The mindset to uphold however is to NOT sell-out, give in to temptation or compromise, to not become the devil’s footstool, a backslider, a christian drop-out so to speak, because many have fallen within that category while claiming to be still enrolled in the University of Faith but performing under the assumptions, notion and requirements of the flesh! Seek Temperance. To be justified by one’s Faith requires constant efforts that often burn the core desires of the being yet gratifies well and deep past the depth of the core of one’s being even onto the Spirit-self. It is well worth the efforts and journey.
If you’re not going to and/or can’t even fathom the idea of being constant at anything in life, it is best to begin at being true to yourself at the very least. It will be a start!
*(Be not held captive by your own dark desires but set yourself free so as to set others free)!* (Isaiah 61:1 proclaim liberty to prisoners and captives setting them free) begins within, with self then work outward onto others!
MBM-Tine Brice
(I’m not a theologian, philosopher or such just a simple servant of God with thoughts and ideas that sits well within my spirit being to get me from point A to point B and it works for me hence it might therefore work for you as well. All the while hoping and praying that my thoughts and or ideas could be the answer to someone’s prayer for a way out or at least a starting point to get there. And so if it’s not yours please leave it be and carry on, it might become useful to another who is stuck at life’s crossroads to glory. Just a thought)!