“One of the easiest ways to tell if a desire or pleasure you are having is part of your new nature (of being a Christian), is that it will never disagree with your identity as imparted by Christ and will always impart peace.”
Wow.
My roommate and I are reading a devotional together written by Beau Garrett featured around grace and the other night I was completely developed in the words that he wrote about desire and passion which is where the quote above came from.
How many times do we do something because we desire to do so, but at the end of the day regret it? Why must we continue to live like hooligans who take the easy, cheap, personally gaining path that at the end of the day makes us not have peace with ourselves let alone with God?
You can be at peace and be fulfilled. You really can be. If we spent as much time playing video games, shopping, or being on facebook as we actually did building on our relationship with God, well goodness no telling how many amazing things could happen!
So next time you feel yourself being drawn to a desire or pleasure, make sure that you can say you are completely at peace with what you are doing and it falls in line with your identity.
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