Unhealthy Choices

So many times, as believers, we make unhealthy choices or decisions and we end up being negatively affected by them.  This could constitute many things like choosing friends or activities or even jobs.  Sometimes in our zeal to help someone, we end up needing help ourselves because of how negative the person is, and their negativity spills over onto us.  There are some people that you are not going to be able to help because they just seem to love the situation they are in, and trying to help them will just make them angry, so you need to give them over to the Lord and just keep praying for them.  I am convinced that only the Holy Spirit can bring conviction to a person’s life and even that won’t help unless the person is willing to act on that conviction.

Think of what Jesus said in Mark 6:4-6, “But Jesus, said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.”

This isn’t only for prophets, but it may be true of anyone that works for God, but regardless, your work is very important.  If you are not respected, you can still be useful in kingdom work.  If friends, neighbors or family won’t accept your help, don’t let their rejection keep you from doing the work of the Lord!!  Sometimes your coworkers can ridicule you and make things very hard to the point where you may want to conform to their way of thinking, in that case you may need to seek another job; God is always able to provide for you.

What about the activities you are involved with, the things you watch or the things you hear and the things you are into that can negatively affect you to the point where you start conforming to the world.  God’s Word says that we need to be transforming our minds and not conforming to the things of this world.  

Read Romans 12:1-2, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”

Spending time with the Lord and meditating on His Word, putting His Word into practice and having a time of prayer each day will be very helpful and in doing these things they will help you to transform your mind and not conform to the world and its way of thinking.  Another thing is getting involved in ministry which will be of great value to you also.  I have given you something to think about and I hope it has been an encouragement to you.  May the good Lord bless you and yours with His perfect peace, love and joy and may you have a super day!!  PS Don’t forget to thank and praise the Lord for He is worthy!!