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Hello everyone, long time no see!  The past few weeks I have been concentrating on exams and watching "The Vampire Diaries."  However, I have definitely felt my relationship with God start to wither.  Not completely dead, but more of like a flower that hasn't been watered in a while.

This morning, I read my Bible and just started to cry.  Not out joy or pain, but out of shame.  Shame that I have been selfish lately with my pursuits.  Instead of pursuing God's will, I have pursuing my own.  I read 1 Corinthians 6 this morning and one particular verse stood out to me:

^"19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; ²⁰ you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies."- 

1st Corinthians 19-20

  

I could not help but think: man, God probably thinks my Temple is a DUMP.

I have become so distracted by things day by day, time that I could spend with the Lord, I have spent the time going on Facebook, watching cheesy romantic Christmas movies, and focusing on what I want.

 

Yet, by focusing on what I want- it can lead to sin.

Which can lead to destruction of my spiritual temple. 

The Corinths would sleep with prostitutes and claim that by doing so, they were not being harmed.  However, Paul states that while sexual immorality may not affect the physical well-being, the spiritual well-being is what is deteriorating.

While I am still a virgin, and abstinent on that note, I still focus on what I want.  I focus on my will, not God's will.  Which in a way, is deteriorating my spiritual being.

It's so easy to focus on what we take pleasure of in life, even though they may be innocent.  I am not saying that all things that we pursue whether it be a goal, a relationship, a career change, good grades, or to lose weight.  But, I am saying that by concentrating on so many things, we can become distracted by God.  

What are some things that you focus on?

Are the things you pursuing leading you closer or farther away from God? 

Will you start watering your Faith Flower? :)

My goal now, since school is over for a month, is to focus on what God's will is.  I'll even try to spiffy up my temple up a bit.

That is one beautiful thing about God though, despite all the distractions and sin that we are full of- God sees us white as snow.

Have a blessed day,

<3 KM