Proverbs 29:17
King James Version
17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest;
yea, he shall give delight
unto thy soul.
What are you addicted to?
Can you discipline your appetites?
The appetite of this world is insatiable.
Its greed is legendary.
It aims to trap you, at every turn.
Temptations lurk, at every corner.
Can you resist the many worldly temptations that aim to capture, bind, and destroy your soul?
Can you focus on GOD alone?
And not worry what you shall eat, wear, drink, or buy?
Can you stop drooling over people, power, possessions, and passions?
Can you give God your whole heart?
Can you follow His FIRST commandment?
Exodus 20:1-6
King James Version
20 And God spake all these words,
saying,
2 I am the Lord thy God,
which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt,
out of the house of bondage.
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image,
or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above,
or that is in the earth beneath,
or that is in the water under the earth.
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them,
nor serve them:
for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God,
visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children
unto the third and fourth generation of them
that hate me;
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them
that love me,
and keep my commandments.
For all idolizing, is an abomination to God.
If anything, these make mockery of the ONE, TRUE GOD.
Can you be filled with SPIRIT, instead?
Ephesians 5:18
King James Version
18 And be not drunk with wine,
wherein is excess;
but be filled with the Spirit;
Can you do all, for the GLORY of GOD?
1 Corinthians 10:31
King James Version
31 Whether therefore ye eat,
or drink,
or whatsoever ye do,
do all to the glory of God.
Can you WALK in the SPIRIT, instead?
Galatians 5:16-26
King James Version
16 This I say then,
Walk in the Spirit,
and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit,
and the Spirit against the flesh:
and these are contrary the one to the other:
so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
18 But if ye be led of the Spirit,
ye are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest,
which are these;
Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance,
emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings,murders,drunkenness,
revellings,and such like:
of the which I tell you before,
as I have also told you in time past,
that they which do such things
shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit
is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance:
against such there is no law.
24 And they that are Christ's
have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
25 If we live in the Spirit,
let us also walk in the Spirit.
26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory,
provoking one another,
envying one another.
Would you have love, for GOD's INSTRUCTION?
Proverbs 12:1
King James Version
12 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge:
but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Can you be HOLY, instead?
Leviticus 19:2
King James Version
2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel,
and say unto them,
Ye shall be holy:
for I the Lord your God am holy.
Can you CONQUER pride, and vanity?
Obadiah 3
King James Version
3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee,
thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock,
whose habitation is high;
that saith in his heart,
Who shall bring me down to the ground?
And if you minister for God, can you be a SHINING example for others to follow?
1 Corinthians 9:27
King James Version
27 But I keep under my body,
and bring it into subjection:
lest that by any means,
when I have preached to others,
I myself should be a castaway.
Am I asking you to be a monk?
A priest?
Or a nun?
Am I asking you to lead a boring life?
Serving God is hardly boring.
It you're born again,He will surely send His SPIRIT to TEACH you ALL things JESUS.
Your life will never be dull again.
You will stop filling the gaps of your life.
Your life will have authentic purpose.
You will not be fodder for the world's insatiable appetite.
You will have a life, apart from the world.
You will be GOD's.
You will begin to understand His LAWS.
You will love OBEYING His COMMANDMENTS.
SCRIPTURE will be easy to understand.
You will enjoy the MOST MAGNIFICENT journey of all.
How can you even think of comparing this world, with what GOD can offer?
Made up your mind, yet?
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