"So if you're serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ persides. Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ - that's where the action is. See things from His perspective.
Your old life is dead. Your new life, which is your real life - even though invisible to spectators - is with Christ in God. He is your life. When Christ (your real life, remember) shows up again on this earth, you'll show up, too - the real you, the glorious you. Meanwhile, be content with obscurity, like Christ.
And that means killing off everything connected with that way of death: sexual promiscuity, impurity, lust, doing whatever you feel like whenever you feel like it, and grabbing whatever attacts your fancy. That's a life shaped by things and feeling instead of by God."
How are you doing in your life? What things do you need to "kill off"? I know I struggle with this section of scripture because it is so easy to life for now and be pleasing to myself now. I often forget to focus on things that are from above and I spent to much time focusing on things of this earth that lead to death! Wow. That is a strong statement!
Let's focus today (one day at a time) on "killing off" the things of this world that lead to death!
Stay Strong -
STP, an IronMan
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Timely post Stacey. Here is where I have been this week:
Integrity...Integrity..Integrity. What is Integrity?
As a new Christian, I was not expected by others or myself to be 'spiritually pure". Now I am and I should be - moving from milk to solid foods.
Integrity has no regard for you or others. Integrity does not care how often I go to church. How many classes I teach. Or how I present myself to others.
Integrity does not care about my reputation.
Integrity is me and God- Only!
Hiding sin changes your opinion of me- But not Integrity's opinion.
This past Wed. night at a Men's bible study I told some men that I continue to struggle with purity.
The group began to say that I can have complete Deliverance. They boldly claimed I could never struggle with this ever again.
Now I am pondering Deliverance. What does it mean to be delivered?
Deliverance from the struggle? Deliverance from spiritual low times? Attacks from the Devil? Deliverance from being tempted? Deliverance from sin?
Years ago a friend said, "Christians do not sin because they are delivered through the Holy Spirit."
Now I am beginning to think integrity and deliverance could conflict each other.
If we receive complete deliverance do we need integrity? And without integrity do we have a need to be delivered? I think the answer to both is No. Think about it. They must both coexist.
Bill Philips taught me to rate my discipline each day on a scale of 1 -10. My integrity asks, "Did you give yourself completely to God Today?" I answer with a number 1-10. Deliverance/Jesus covers my margin of error(?).
I am proud to say that I am spiritually in a much better place today than I was two or so years ago (Deliverance?). But continue to pray for my spiritual integrity (not just sexually). Because Integrity causes me to desire to sever him at a 10.
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