We are called to be Holy

Good Morning Everyone,

This morning I opened my Bible to see what the Lord had in mind for me to write about. I have to tell you I'm just as surprised as you are. He sent me straight to I Peter 1:13-16, "Therefore, gird your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, 'YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.'"  I say WOW to all that. It's not at all what I was expecting to write about. I'm not sure what to say after that.

There are a lot of days when I know exactly what I want to write about and even have written it the night before so it's ready in the morning to send. That's not what happened today. I woke up early, because I just haven't been very active. Therefore require less sleep.

Also, just to let you know, your prayers have helped my friend with getting the mortgage covered. Thank you for praying for that. The father in the hospital is waiting to find out which option would work better for him. Please continue to pray for wisdom for the Dr's and peace for the loved ones.

Okay, what about those verses? I'm just going to say the first thought I had after reading it. After the WOW. It is a call to action, "gird your minds for action" the action that Peter is referring to is to keep sober in spirit, fix your hope on His grace, do not be conformed to the former lusts, and finally, BE HOLY!! He's not asking a lot is he? In this day and age, where everyone has sex before marriage, where alcohol and drugs (in some states) are available everywhere. Everything we watch on the television is so unholy that I hate to admit to watching it at all. It makes me thankful for Netflix and VUDU so I truly can pick and choose what I watch. So, technology isn't so bad......all the time. Anyway, my point is that to be holy is not an easy action to take up. I'd like to say especially now with temptation at every door. It's not like it was say 100 years ago. Being holy then is not at all the same as it is today. I wonder if we'll be graded on the curve? Actually, I know we are, because Jesus already took care of the temptation for us. We just need to follow His example all the way through to the end.

But here's the thing, we Christians, decided when we first chose to trust, to take the road less traveled. There will not be anyone on that road cheering us on. Unless you look at what's inside of you. We are called to travel a different road than anyone else. Do you take that seriously? I can tell you in all honesty, I've struggled with that. But, I have not veered to far off the correct path. Sometimes we may feel we're miles from where we should be, but all it takes is one right move to put us back on the chosen path.

So, where are you headed today? Where am I headed today? I guess I'm going to need a cup of coffee to really get that part down. In the meantime, please continue to pray for my friend, myself and any thing else you can think of, like those in office. Until next time, take care of each other and that means you. Love, Patty