I have a new catchphrase, for lack of a better term, to live my life by..
Purity of Mind, Purity of Life. (That's mine, if you steal it, I'll roundhouse kick you.)
This seems very obvious as something that we should have, and it seems that it would be relatively easy..
But for whatever reason, I find myself struggling intensely with Lust.
It seems so strange to say; I almost laughed out loud to say that.
But it is something that we are so surrounded by, that it is not a simple thing to avoid hearing and seeing and knowing things about things that you might not by ready for, let alone want to know.
I just think it's sad that people are bombarded with a message that should be kept in the dark stores with bright signs in the middle of nowhere, Arkansas.
With this issue, there is then the question of an action in response. How do you have purity in this mess? Walk purely, think purely?
I think the real issue is what we think. Everything starts in the mind, the thoughts.
Hence Paul's statement, (we) bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ (1 Cor. 10:5) and Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God (Romans 12:2).
But it is so easy to go along with what we hear and see so much of in the media.
(written a couple days ago.)
written today:
sometimes i think that you can't trust anyone, ever really know anyone, that you can have fun with people and have friendships, but they are never really who you think they are.
I guess that's why you should trust God more than any person.
Think Pure. Live Pure.
I sound like a purity salesman. "Buy now for only $9.99!"
God is so good, no matter the circumstance, situation, injury, insult, emotion, thought, idea, person, place, or thing. (That's a noun, by definition.)
I'm writing a letter to be published.
I'm writing a short story to win three thousand dollars.
and I give excellent service at Outback.
Have a good night, loyalty and royalty.
1 comment:
Purity of Mind, Purity of Life is amazing. I mean that, there are so few people who are even talking about purity. Why don't they talk about it? Well the main reason is that most people go with the flow. Apathy is the one reason that people don't do all they are called to do.
The fact that you are striving to keep yourself pure in mind and in your life is enough to prove that you have your priorities in line.
I can't say that I agree with you when it comes to the fact that you can't trust anyone. People don't have to open up to you and you don't have to open up so that they know you. You should "trust God more than any person" but that doesn't mean you shouldn't trust people.
When you open up to someone you set yourself up to get hurt...but you also open yourself up to being able to have someone who you can be yourself around. Complete transparency is something that is lacking in today's world but that doesn't mean that it is not possible. We all have reasons we don't want to trust people but we can't let something from our past hold us back from sharing our lives with those in our future.
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