FAMILY LIFE at Desert Springs - a place where we can share the heart of our church family; prayers, praises and important announcements. Be sure to check-in often to see what is happening. If you have a prayer request or praise, please submit by contacting me, Laura Keener, Frontline Director at Desert Springs....760-568-3646 or lkeener@desertspringsfamily.org.
FAMILY LIFE at Desert Springs - a place where we can share the heart of our church family; prayers, praises and important announcements. Be sure to check-in often to see what is happening. If you have a prayer request or praise, please submit by contacting me, Laura Keener, Frontline Director at Desert Springs....760-568-3646 or lkeener@desertspringsfamily.org.
Laura’s
Reflection: PURITY, Living a PURE Life
A few weeks ago I had the honor to lead a session (with some of the young moms & mentors
involved with the Apple of Gold study), on living a PURE life.
We discussed
why this is important to God and can we live a PURE life? Is it even
possible in today’s world?
Psalm
19:14 - May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be
pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
PURITY = the
moral excellence I demonstrate (I choose) in my life as I consistently
(choosing again) do what is right (in God’s eyes, not the world).
PURITY
involves thoughts, words and actions because it is a heart issue and the heart is the center of
our personality, emotions, as well as the mind.
Ask these
questions when making a choice…
Is it
P.U.R.E. ?
P= Pleasing to God, Praiseworthy
U= Uplifting, Unifying
R= Restoring, Respectful
E= Edifying, Encouraging
I feel
strongly about how the things we watch, where we go, what we listen to and read
affects us. What you think you become. Thoughts bear fruit. Where the mind
goes, the man follows.
Philippians
4:8 - And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on
what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and
admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
It’s
impossible to not see evil or impure things because we don’t live in a bubble.
The ads, commercials, offensive email pop-ups and even misspelling a word in
google can bring up disgusting pictures, porn, etc. Seeing these things will
not corrupt you, but if you are drawn back to it, it can be destructive. So,
we should flee and control our thoughts.
1
Thessalonians 5:22- Keep away from every kind of evil.
Romans
8:6 – The mind of a sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the
Spirit is life and peace.
Titus
1:15 - To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are
corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their
minds and consciences are corrupted.
When
tempted, speak scripture just as Jesus did when tempted by Satan (read Matthew
4:1-11):
1
Corinthians 10:13 - No temptation has overtaken you except what is common
to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what
you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out
so that you can endure it.
Proverbs
3:5-6 - Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not
depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you
do, and he will show you which path to take.
Mathew
26:41 – Watch and pray so you will not fall into temptation. The Spirit
is willing but the body is weak.
Remember
this … don’t chase after happiness, chase after holiness.
Mathew
5:8- Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
1
Peter 1:15-16 - but as he who called you is holy, you also be
holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be
holy, for I am holy.”
Live
PURE!
Laura
Laura Keener
Frontline Director, Desert
Springs Church
760-568-3646