Key Verse : 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4
3It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; 4that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable
When I first read these two verses a while ago, I thought these verses probably do not apply to me. Yet, after a while pondering on these verses, I noticed that my temptation may not be in the area of sex. Instead, my mind is often tempted to do ungodly things and to believe in ungodly beliefs.
After all, I am most interested in pursuing knowledge, and would like to keep my heart and mind pure. However, I find that my mind is often corrupted with ungodly thoughts. Therefore, I find that through these verses, God is trying to tell me the following:
3It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should recognise and reject ungodly thoughts; 4that you should learn to control your own mind in a way that is holy and honorable
Controlling my mind is an area that I have not fully grasped as it requires a good knowledge of God's words, a good ability to discern what is of God and what is not, and the act of rejecting what does not belong to God. I know on my own, I will never succeed in exercising control of my mind. But, I believe God teaches me. I may be a slow learner but I know God teaches and pursues me.
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