So how did it get to this point?
It started with some very small compromises. “Why can’t I listen to this kind of music? I need some entertainment for the long work day.” (Not realizing that all day long I am pumping myself with constant messages of every and any vice you can think of.)
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The community around me, as much as I love these people, are not believers. So to them, the messages that I have listened to all day long, are completely acceptable, and acted out in their everyday lifestyles.
Day and night…day and night….I am surrounded by the message of “self”. The message of you only live once, so do what pleases you now….who cares who you hurt in the process.
It got to a point where one little compromise, led to another, and another. It was such an easy transition, because I was so de-sensitized.
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I honestly thought I wasn’t in danger, without a community of believers or without accountability. My heart loves Jesus, always has, and that was never going to change. (And it hasn’t).
But I realized I can’t do this alone….I am one little sheep surrounded by wolves, without my flock, and with my eyes everywhere else but on my Shepherd…I place myself in grave danger.
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One of my F-squad ladies just posted this on Facebook, and it hits home so much, especially for this season…..
“It’s good to be a ship that goes out into the sea, just don’t let the sea into your ship.” Billy Graham
First 2 lessons learned:
1. Each day is a fresh start, if I don’t immediately place my eyes on the Shepherd, it will be a lot easier for me to be led astray.
2. Protect your spirit, by protecting your eyes.
Matthew 6:22
“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light.
Stay tuned for Part 3….
