Life as a spiritual journey

I awoke today with a fresh canvas,a blank page, a clean slate ahead of me.
My first stroke of paint my first word and my first action of the day was to give God the glory for it, to give thanks and to nourish my mind and spirit,body and soul with His merciful and powerful words.

I then fed my children, got dressed and grabbed my MP3 player. I headed outside for an hour long walk, I listened to spiritual songs on my MP3 player, singing and humming along, making a joyful sound. I smiled at everyone I saw. I meditated on God's word as I Walked, letting it fill me up with courrage and strength, peace and joy. I came back home armed with God's armour, ready for the day ahead of me. My day is still playing out as I write these words, but even still, I KNOW that I will be victorious all day long and close my eyes at my day's end as an overcomer! Hallelujah!

What do you nourish yourself with? It is no secret that whatever you put into your body will make it's way out somehow. Is it not safe to say that the same can be applied to every aspect of your life? If you are watching hour upon hour of Television and news reports, and listening to the radio, you will find yourself filled to the brim with and endless supply of useless, often unhealthy information. Just to give you one example of how
the world around us is affecting us, consider our women, our woman are suffering from unhealthy body image and being fed the idea that it is healthy and "normal" to walk around scantily dressed. There is NOTHING normal about allowing random people see as much of your body as your husband would see at your most intimate moments. If this is normal to you, I ask that you please let the idea of your body being something that is to be kept Holy, to tumble around in your mind.

~1 Thessalonians 4:4~ That every one of you should know how to posses his vessel in sanctification and honour
~1 Thessalonians 4:7~ For God hath NOT called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness

Where does that leave our husbands, what honour are we gifting our husbands with if his eyes are not the only eyes that have looked upon our bodies.
Did you know that Jesus taught this," Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, thou shalt not commit adultery:
But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.~ St Matthew 7:27+28~

That being said, how many times do we witness adultery amoung us. It has become the norm to look upon a woman in that manner. It doesn't have to be the norm for you, you have the power to make that change and to help woman to become women of honour. You have the power to help men become men of honour. The choice to turn of the tv, and radio and to
pick up our bibles and start seeing life through God's eyes, through spiritual eyes.It's our choice! How exciting is that!

~ St John 4:23+24~ But the hour cometh, AND NOW IS, when the TRUE worshippers, shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him.
God is a spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.

Do yo think that burning incense, listening to Bob Marley or doing some yoga, is what makes a man spiritual? These are wordly things not spiritual things. I have heard people name all sorts of things as what they believe to be spiritual, but I assure you that in order to be spiritual you must stop living a wordly life, start reading your bible, and start living the way God teaches us to live through the Gospel.

~ 1 Corinthians 2:11-14~ For what man knoweth the things of man, save the spirit of man which is in him?Even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man(the general population) receiveth NOT the things of the spirit of GOD:for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerened.

So, if you are listening to music that is obscene and perverted, watching television that is uneducational,perverted and obscene. Reading material that is uneduacational, perverted and obscene, all of which have absolutely nothing to do with God... then what type of life will you be living? What sort of thoughts will you be having? What sorts of conversations and environments will seem normal and acceptable to you? Are you begining to see the point.
If making heaven and pleasing God isn't your goal and priority then by all means continue on in your spirit of error. If, however, you wish to live a life that is pleasing to our Heavenly Father and you want to make Heaven, then you need the way, the truth and the life! His name is Jesus and you can learn the way, the truth and the life by reading your KING JAMES BIBLE!