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Society teaches us the importance of making yourself be the person you want to be. Try harder. Network with the right people. Be willing to step out of your comfort zone. Do it your way. While there is nothing inherently wrong with that philosophy, it goes contrary to what God calls us to. God isn’t nearly as impressed with our activity as he is our integrity. Who we are in secret is more important than the mask we wear in public.

Oswald Chambers states, “There is nothing attractive about the Gospel to the natural man; the only man who finds the Gospel attractive is the man who is convicted of sin.”
That is so true in the hearts of men. Many claim allegiance to Christ but are not true disciples because while claiming Christ they actually follow their own desires. True discipleship requires a broken heart and the realization that you need a Savior.

Imagine falling and breaking your arm. It’s obviously broken. You have a friend drive you to the hospital where a doctor takes one look at your arm and disappears. Moments later he returns with a small bandage. When you ask what good the bandage will do for your broken arm, he scoffs at you.  “It’s not broken,” he chuckles, “just a little scrape. You’ll be fine. Don’t be a baby.” My guess is that you’ll leave and get a second opinion! Such a scenario would be ridiculous! Yet, many take a similar approach to problems in society. Relationships are healed by finding someone else. Immorality is explained away by tolerance. Education and money will bring peace.  But applying man-made solutions hasn’t worked for thousands of years. The only real cure is a new heart through faith in Christ.

There are some who are health-conscious and subscribe to the idea of cleansing the body of all of the chemicals that accumulate in what we eat and drink. This cleansing action is supposed to make the body healthier and more vibrant! What is unfortunate, however, is that we often spend more time being concerned about our physical bodies and neglect our spiritual bodies. This is ironic since our physical bodies started to deteriorate the day we were born. Our spiritual bodies will live forever. Watch what you eat! Get plenty of exercise. But don’t neglect the spiritual side of your life. That will last you for eternity.