#11 But they weren't kissing...

"But it wasn't blown up in my face. They weren't kissing or anything, it was just a harmless conversation between two people."

I have a TV in my room, and sometimes I turn it on. Its connected to the cable stuff by the wall, so I get to watch CNN. Of which everything that's discussed/reported, nine out of ten times, (I tell you), is...I'll let you guess. Breaking news though: The Son was born about 2000 yrs ago to bring many more Sons, and daughters to glory. So its that time of the year we celebrate!

A while ago, I was watching this TV show, I think its popular...I tuned in at the middle and the storyline caught my attention. It was intriguing, I had to see the end. I was watching it while crocheting a cap for Blessing 'Bolu Tifee' Olunubi.

Anyways, after a while, I began to wonder why I didn't feel peace in my heart. Its not a bad TV show after all, I wasn't doing anything I wasn't supposed to be doing. I was enjoying my time alone...lights turned down, candle, wine, TV, crochet for the one I love, all that good stuff.

But still something kept tugging at my heart. And I didn't know why. Finally the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart and said, "You are watching a show that doesn't agree with your belief, how are you going to have peace?". I went to sleep shortly after by the way. Sleep is good.

Lemme explain further. Today in church, Pastor Joe mentioned the word "compromise", and my mind hung on it. (He was talking about the church in Pergamum).

How we sons of the Most High, in a bid to fit in, allow little stuff here and there.

A few swear words, a little junk music, a harmless TV show about little children with wings sent from God to be guardian angels, books with unscriptural ideas, giving logical but spiritually foolish advice, undignified, un-dignifying clothes...idle conversations. Little things. And it makes sense. No one wants to be tagged "spiritual" these days. I mean, who wants to be the weirdo that doesn't fit in? So the best we can do sometimes is just to you know...fit in, a seemingly harmless compromise.

My mind went back to this day when I realized the reason for my lack of peace was related to this: one of the characters had said to another "You haven't slept with him? what are you doing then?" (paraphrasing). You know, if not for what had transpired in my spirit, I would have missed the statement and its implication. Softly alluding to the fact that pre-marital sex is allowed, necessary. But it wasn't blown up in my face. They weren't kissing or anything, it was just a harmless conversation between two people. And it was a good storyline though! I would tell you but I can't remember. I changed it after.

I've noticed also that a lot of stuff these days...allude to strange ideologies, without blatantly screaming them out loud. Unless our minds have been trained to notice them, well, they might just go unnoticed.

What's my point now?

I was not made to fit in with nonsense. I was created to show forth His glory. You too. So anything that doesn't look like His glory, well, its not our culture. We might be weirdos, and it hurts sometimes to be that one person that can't contribute to the conversation, nor go to the movies...because well, the world doesn't know Him. However, the world is waiting for you to manifest His glory. The world needs us to be Sons of the most High, they don't know it yet. But they wait. They need us to be the light in this dark, dark world.

So stand out, don't compromise. By God's grace, I also won't. The word of God will show you, and me what relates to us and doesn't, so don't worry about keeping a mental list. But make sure you obey until that mental list becomes second nature. And stay blessed.

#Purity