God’s Will For You

1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 (NLT) – “God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin.  Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor— not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways.  Never harm or cheat a Christian brother in this matter by violating his wife, for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before.  God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives.  Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.”

God’s will is something every Christian “seeks” but has a difficult time trying to determine what that is exactly. When you look at your current spiritual position as husband or wife, do you know what God’s will is for you? 1 Thessalonians 4:3 tells us to be holy and to specifically to stay away from sexual sin, then in verse 7, we are told again to “live holy lives, not impure lives.”  So, I ask you, “Are you following God’s will in your life?” Sexual sin can have an overwhelming hold on anyone and the best way to defeat it is to remove it from your mind. Put off the sin in question and put something Godly in it’s place. Maybe reading the bible when urges strike or grab a pen and paper and write a letter to God letting him know your struggle and turn that into a prayer.

2 Timothy 2:21-22 tells us “If you keep yourself pure, you will be a special utensil for honorable use. Your life will be clean, and you will be ready for the Master to use you for every good work. Run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts. Instead, pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love, and peace. Enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts.” Remember, you are not alone in your fight with sin. God is always here for us, in good times and bad, but you have to let Him in.

~Nick~