It talks in this verse like we owe it to God to give Him our bodies. That is a crazy statement in our society today. Everyone thinks that it's their body, and as this verse states it really is their body, but they don't want to give it up. They don't want to give up the "It's my body, my choice" statement, because once we wholeheartedly give our bodies to God it is no longer our choice. It's His. How we treat our bodies should reflect Him. Sexual sin, doesn't reflect Him. Abortion, doesn't reflect Him. Treating our bodies poorly, doesn't reflect Him. Not only did Jesus give up His life for us, but he has done so many other wonderful things for us, giving our bodies to Him really is the least we can do. We really do owe it to Him...
This seems like an odd way to worship God, but really the more I think about it, the more it makes sense. Any other worship for the most part only lasts for a little bit, but this type of worship is a day by day, 24/7 type of worship.
There's been a few times I just wanted to give up with this waiting game. I wanted just to go ahead and have sex. It seems like everyone else is having premarital sex. I can't even turn on a television for a few minutes without seeing people justify sex outside of marriage. It is so sad to think that's how far away this world is getting from God, even Christians think sex outside of marriage is okay as long they're in "love". That breaks my heart even more. Christians are suppose to be different from this world, not copying their behaviors. Yet we do. We see the lost world and how they act, and we justify it in our minds so we can do it anyways. How sad. I'm so glad I didn't give up like I wanted to so many times. God has called me to be different... Being different from this world is a hard thing though. That's why we need to allow God to change our thoughts, then we'll become the person He has called us to be.
This last part is pretty self-explanatory. "Then you will learn to
know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect." I want to know His will for my life, so I am going to do my best to give Him by body, and just be different from this world. I know God's will is good, pleasing, and perfect, but this verse is such a great reminder.
It's been a week since we've last messed up! Which is so freakin' awesome!! I know I've only seen Kevin once within this week, but before I started this that one day would be all it took. We were messing up every time we saw each other, so this is a great improvement. And not only that, but I feel like I'm actually getting closer to God with staying in His word and actually finding the meaning instead of just reading it. Thank you God for your help this past week!!! Day Seven Completed!!
112 Days Left!
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