Hi Girlz! Hope everyone had a good weekend.
S - Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but tests the spirits to see whether they are from God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
O - As Christians we are not to accept all that the world embraces as O.K.
A - Whether false teachers or other things of the darkness, the enemy can weezle into our lives without any resistance unless we realize that it is wrong and turn from it. We must tests these evil things. We must question them. We must demand righteousness even when the world is clueless to it being wrong.
A few weeks ago a friend of mine at work loaned me 4 books. They are Nora Roberts's bride series. They are so good. They are about 4 friends that own a wedding planning business. Each one has there area of expertiese: photographs, flowers, cakes, and coordinating/organizing. I have loved reading about these girls and their daily lives and how they are such good friends. These books also include some romance, and let's just face it what the world says is O.K. to do when you're interested in someone doesn't line up with God's rules. I'm a little more than 1/2 way through the 3rd book and it's just dawned on me how much these books affect my mood. So, I'm not going to finish the series and I'm giving the books back to my friend. It falls under just doing what's right. We have to fight not to get pulled into the darkness...no matter how innocent it looks.
P - Lord I want to purge myself of all that is not pure. I only want to put into my body, mind, heart, and soul what makes me better and not what brings me down. Thank You for revealing this step I needed to take. Thank You for the strength to make a change. Help me as I look at other areas that need to be cleaned out. Lord it's hard to live by Your rules sometimes. I ask for strength to obey Your Word even when everyone else does differently. Thank You for being my Father. Thank You for always staying with me.
You did something that is so hard to do. Sometimes I think to myself "I know what's right so reading or watching this won't affect me" but I know that's not true! I admire you for stopping the series. I hope I would do the same.
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