After looking at a list of every sin in the Bible, I was WILDLY convicted. I discovered, even though I may “think” I have a great relationship with Christ, there is no way I could ever live up to the standard He has set. No matter how close we are to Jesus, it’s obvious we could always be closer. I want to share with you all, ways we can improve our proximity to the King.
Temptation is EVERYWHERE! No matter what you are attracted to… sex, food, money, power, pity, etc. all Christians must deal with temptation. But, the reason we can not beat tempation is because we do not realize the key to defeating temptation is recognizing the value of holiness. Instead of trying to avoid sin, we are trying to get as close to sin as possible without getting in trouble. Today, I address how to crush temptation once and for all.
How can I be holy? This is actually a question that I’ve asked on numerous times. I’ve asked people. I’ve asked pastors. I’ve even asked Jesus in my prayer time. How can I be holy? Today the Lord gave me an answer. He said to me, “You can’t.”
I’ll be honest this concept was a little bit of a shock to me. For so long, I’ve been trying to attain this thing called holiness. (okay some days more than others) But overall, my far reaching goal has been to attempt to be holy. And to then find out that I can’t do it. It was something serious for me.
