Not that easy though 2

I wonder how long I can be free like now until I can spend time writing out my thought over here. I just read one of the topics in The Westminster Shorter Catechism last night. That is about sanctification. Now I am reading one of the articles in The Bridge, I got something about sanctification as well.

It is interesting to know that Bible does mention about bodily training. In 1 Timothy 4:8 (for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. ) It is so common that people focus on bodily training in order to build a well-shaped body or a muscular and beautiful physique. Those things are appreciable because they are visible. I do agree with that, because the sexy long legs of Koreans are the favorite of mine. Normally they are hard-working in working out; most of the Korean girls got a pair of beautiful legs.

However, bible says that bodily training is not that valuable compared to godliness. The godliness helps us to enjoy in him for eternity and also glorify him as well. That is the chief end of men. Bodily training may grant us a healthy and strong body, but spiritually it doesn’t help us at all. But spirit is something much significant than the body. However, in order to have a godly life, there are some doctrines that we need to understand and grasp them tightly.

In order to be devout, we need to always remind ourselves that we do things for God instead of man. (Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men) This helps us to be fearful and faithful on whatever things that we do. For instance, in a marriage, some people may find their partner unlovable. In this situation, he or she needs to love his wife or her husband for the sake of God. Does it sound too reluctant and not down-to-earth enough? Not at all. We must understand that the purpose of God for creating partner for Adam is to make them be in love. Adam was alone and that was not good in God’s sight. This is because we are after the image of God- love, we are supposed to love and we will be able to love only if we have a target to love. with the love in human beings, we are able to manifest the love of God. Therefore, for that reason, we are born to love, and we ought to love one another!!

Besides that, in order to love, we should not put our own benefits ahead of other people’s need. As Bible says, “Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.” ( 1 Corinthians 10:24) By holding this teaching, we are able to be selfless and offering our helping hands to the people in need. In order to be a good testimony, being helpful to the people around you like how Jesus helped his neighbors during his life time as a man is very significant and essential habit we ought to equip ourselves. Some people may not have the calling to be a Christian, but we still need to do goods for them because that is what we are called to do as a servant of God.

Other than that, we need to submit our own life to the Lord who has saved us because at the time we accept him to be our personal savior; we are no longer belonging to ourselves. After that, we are supposed to seek for his guidance and hope that every single decision we are to make is able to please the Lord and to do His good pleasure. In order to live in the way God asks us to have, we need to seek for his guidance so that we are sure that we walk on the path of faith in Christ!!