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I’m not ready for Christ’s return. The amount of unsaved people is heartbreaking, but the amount of worldy/carnal believers is even more troubling. We know that Christ is returning for a perfect bride, without spot or blemish, yet in the ways that we live, we try to go as far as
we possibly can, without crossing the line into sin. For example, we say things like:
* “I’M not promoting or glorifying sin, I’m just listening to music that does, because it’s JUST a song. It’s not that deep”
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* “I’M not promoting or glorifying sin, I’m just listening to music that does, because it’s JUST a song. It’s not that deep”
* “I’m not lusting after women, I’m just liking pictures of half naked women online. It’s JUST social media.” https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤨" title="Face with raised eyebrow" aria-label="Emoji: Face with raised eyebrow">
* “I’m not vain & I’m not a deceiver, I just wear a face full of makeup everyday b/c it’s ART, and I like to do it as a hobby. God doesn’t care if women wear makeup
* “I’m not vain & I’m not a deceiver, I just wear a face full of makeup everyday b/c it’s ART, and I like to do it as a hobby. God doesn’t care if women wear makeup
as long as it’s not an idol” https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤨" title="Face with raised eyebrow" aria-label="Emoji: Face with raised eyebrow">
* “I’m not dressed immodestly & being a stumbling block to my brothers, i JUST have a little bit of cleavage showing, if men can’t control themselves that’s on them cuz self control is a fruit of the spirit”https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤨" title="Face with raised eyebrow" aria-label="Emoji: Face with raised eyebrow">
* “It’s not a sin to curse, I’m
* “I’m not dressed immodestly & being a stumbling block to my brothers, i JUST have a little bit of cleavage showing, if men can’t control themselves that’s on them cuz self control is a fruit of the spirit”
* “It’s not a sin to curse, I’m
just expressing myself. Yeah I cursed when I was in the world, and now that I’m in Christ, I don’t have to stop, because it’s not that deep. Cursing doesn’t make me unholy” https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤨" title="Face with raised eyebrow" aria-label="Emoji: Face with raised eyebrow">
These are sayings I hear all the time from
believers. We want to participate in as much
These are sayings I hear all the time from
believers. We want to participate in as much
worldliness as we can, without playing too far into it, so that we can still call ourselves holy. And this scares me, because God has a name for this, and He calls it being lukewarm.
Revelations 3:2
“Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die:
Revelations 3:2
“Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die:
for I have not found thy works perfect before God.”
Revelations 3:3
“Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.”
Revelations 3:3
“Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.”
15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
Having one foot in the
world and one foot out, playing the fence, and being worldly while being a believer at the same time, are all classified as being lukewarm. God does not like that. It is not Holy and it is not righteous, and I’m afraid that Christ will return, and he won’t see a difference
between his church and the world.
Theres a strong lack of discernment, a lack of knowledge & a lack of wisdom in the body of Christ. Not enough of us have a DESIRE at least, to be set apart(holy) & sanctified. What we should be doing is saying
“oh, women in the world dress
Theres a strong lack of discernment, a lack of knowledge & a lack of wisdom in the body of Christ. Not enough of us have a DESIRE at least, to be set apart(holy) & sanctified. What we should be doing is saying
“oh, women in the world dress
immodestly, let me dress modestly so the world knows I belong to The God of Israel”
“Oh, men in the world curse and listen to rap music that glorifies sin, let me NOT do that, so that the world knows I belong to the God of Israel.”
1 John 2:15-17
“Love not the world, neither
“Oh, men in the world curse and listen to rap music that glorifies sin, let me NOT do that, so that the world knows I belong to the God of Israel.”
1 John 2:15-17
“Love not the world, neither
the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.”
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.”
How do we get to this point of wisdom & behavior ?
1. You need to have the Holy Spirit. (Acts 1:5, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:38, Matthew 3:11). The Holy Spirit is sent by God to be our comforter, to teach us all things concerning God and Christ, and The Word of God. To give us wisdom,
1. You need to have the Holy Spirit. (Acts 1:5, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:38, Matthew 3:11). The Holy Spirit is sent by God to be our comforter, to teach us all things concerning God and Christ, and The Word of God. To give us wisdom,
power (in the spirit realm), knowledge, reminders, nudges etc etc.
2. You need to read your Bible more. Every day. Reading the Bible is how you learn to hear Gods voice. If you know His voice, you’ll recognize & know when it’s Him speaking to you, through his Holy Spirit. And
2. You need to read your Bible more. Every day. Reading the Bible is how you learn to hear Gods voice. If you know His voice, you’ll recognize & know when it’s Him speaking to you, through his Holy Spirit. And
as you submit yourself to Him, He’ll begin to reveal to you, what everyday things pleases Him and what does not.
3. You need to pray more. 30mins a day is not enough. Praying is the second way you learn Gods voice. You spend hours a day talking to your significant other, but
3. You need to pray more. 30mins a day is not enough. Praying is the second way you learn Gods voice. You spend hours a day talking to your significant other, but
but only 30mins a day talking to God. You cannot learn someone and what they expect from you, by speaking/spending 30mins a day with them. You know this, because if your “boo” only gave you 30mins a day, you’d think they weren’t investing enough into the relationship. Water
& invest time in your relationship with God, just like you do in your earthly relationships.
If you do these 3 things and submit yourself fully to the Lord’s will, you will start to hate worldly things and God will truly give you eyes too see things the way He sees them.
If you do these 3 things and submit yourself fully to the Lord’s will, you will start to hate worldly things and God will truly give you eyes too see things the way He sees them.
He will begin to show you “small”, everyday things that he wants you to eliminate from your life. And from there, He will continue you to take you higher and higher, as long as you continue to be separate from the world, and submit yourself to His will and His will only.
Let us all work on this so that when Christ returns, there will be a stark contrast between us and the world. I don’t want any of us to perish https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙇🏽♀️" title="Woman bowing deeply (medium skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Woman bowing deeply (medium skin tone)">
