Are You Doing It or Undoing It?

Why get fit for the King? Why should you take care of your spirit, soul, body, finances and relationships? Because it’s the right thing to do that’s why. Jesus allowed His body to be broken, His blood poured out, was separated from His Father, died on the cross, went to hell, took your torment and rose again so that you could be complete in every area. He was broken so that you could become whole. And now that you’ve been reconciled to God by Him, the Spirit of the Almighty has come to live within, set you free form the curse of sin and the process of a complete renewal inside and out has begin. He cared enough about your condition to die for you and is looking for some cooperation. You are His temple and your relationship with Him is the most costly and valuable asset that you possess. Jesus literally died and bore all the rejection, torture, pain and torment caused by bad and self destructive decisions. If you’ve accepted His sacrifice and belong to Him it’s not right to destroy with lazy bad habits what He perished to preserve. You should get every area of your life right because it has been given to Him. Is what you give to Him honorable? If you honor Him; spirit, soul, body, financially and especially in your relationships then it shows that you understand the awesome price He paid and your praise and worship is a matter of lifestyle and not just some surface “put on.” It’s not just your initial reaction to the gospel but your daily action that shows that you are truly a disciple of Christ. Being a disciple takes discipline, duh! Everybody wants to be “saved” and live the good life but nobody wants to sacrifice. But the solution is simple if you want to have what is good you must give up what’s bad. This is not some “deep” theology that no one can understand but just good common sense. If someone gives you a brand new car is it free? It may be initially but what about registration, fuel and maintenance? It will cost you something to drive it and maintain, and it will cost you more to keep it well. It will take time and money to overcome all the destructive elements. The same is true with your salvation, it’s free initially but it will cost you something to walk in it. He gave His all to make this venture work now the question is what will you give? He’s always available to empower you to overcome but you’re still the One who has to do the overcoming. There are too many “destructive elements” in this world for us to just live the good life without maintenance. The Master is your Mechanic but if you don’t spend any time “in the shop” then your life will flop. And how does that make Him look? He’s doing everything He can to help you but He can only help you do what you are doing. Are you doing His will or undoing it? When you choose to refuse His discipline and instruction you are undoing His will. And you can’t keep undoing what He’s doing and expect Him to make an exception and allow you to walk in His promises when you show by your inaction that His will is not what you want. God’s will is for you to be complete and whole in every area of life but what’s your will? By your decisions you show which way you will go. All the power of heaven is available to help you do what’s right. So why should you? To honor God, because you want the good life, and it’s the right thing to do!

Eph 2:10 AMP
For we are God's [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].

PIE90 Scripture:

Rom 12:1-2
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
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Rom 12:1-2

So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life — your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life — and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. 2 Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.
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Rom 12:1-2
I APPEAL to you therefore, brethren, and beg of you in view of [all] the mercies of God, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies [presenting all your members and faculties] as a living sacrifice, holy (devoted, consecrated) and well pleasing to God, which is your reasonable (rational, intelligent) service and spiritual worship.

2 Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].
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