No Compromise in 09

It's a new year and a new season to dust off the past and move forward in the present. As a christian woman I vow to change certain things in my life that I shouldn't do such as changing the way I listen to things that is UN-GODLY such as secular music..even before the new year I had already cut back from listening to music that doesn't minister to my spirit but flesh and I'm very proud that I can be an example to those that may still have their foot in the door of compromise. Just because the music sounds good, doesn't mean the spirit behind the music is good. God wants us as christians to guard our hearts from music that is of the world like in Proverbs 4:23 "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." meaning to protect what goes in our hearts. Story: Just recently while riding on our way(my sister & I) with my church young adults group we had a young gentleman ride with us in my car because we were car pooling to a certain place and we got on the subject of music and he had asked if it was ok if he played some music from his laptop in the car and he mentioned since we were listening to Gospel would it be ok if he played some secular music. So I was thinking to myself, ok he must not really understand about God enough to respect the fat that we were on an outing with a christian group and that would be by far away from what we stand for..right? And so I spoke up and told him that we (my sister and I)don't listen to that type of music anymore because of the certain spirits behind the music and that we didn't want it in our spirit. And so he went on and told us that just because the music talks about sex or drugs doesnt mean that I'm goign to go out and do it. So I spoke up and said but those spirits can come back to you and you will wonder why you thought about doing those things all of a sudden. and then I told him that I use to listen to music and out of the blue I would think of certain thoughts that I wouldn't do but after a while I stopped listening to that type of music because of those spirits. He listened...he might not think of cutting off certain music he listens to but it was a planted seed in his heart and some way down the line someone else will come water it. thats why it's important for real believer in Jesus to resist those things..stay away from certain music that would fight against your spirit.

Things we choose to watch on TV or at the movies are certain things we have to be cautious about because if it's something that will bring fear to you such as scary movies you shouldn't watch it like in 2Timothy 1:7 "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." God tells us these things in HIS word for a reson because he knows that the enemy will try to thrill you with these things to watch to being fear in your hearts and minds because fear is the opposite of faith and by inviting fear in your hearts and minds, your faith level will be very low and thats something that all christians should avoid. Also in movies are promotions of sex, drugs, cursing spirits, spirits of homo sexuality, and many other tactics of the enemy and a quick way to avoid those spirits from entering into your hearts and minds is simple DON'T WATCH!!!

There are many things that will be a test for you to see if your heart is ready to move forward and not back. When these tests come, you have the upper hand. Make a goal to set goals of no compromise in 2009 because God expect the fullness of your hearts to stay on HIM and not in the world. Yes I would have to agree, the clubs, the music, the secular parties, the movies, the secular friends may seem exciting but were in this world but not of it and thats why God says in 2Corinthians 6:17 "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you." We as christians are suppose to be set apart from worldy ways and be obedient to Gods will and HIS ways. It will only make your salvation walk more prosperous is if you stay away from wordly things. Now when temptation comes your strength in the Lord will be so strong that it will defeat the enemy right away followed by your authority to speak against it but saying "Get thee behind me satan!!" I'm putting you under my feet..you will not tempt me to do that!!" When the devil tempt Jesus in the wilderness, he rebuked him. Matthew 4:1-10 says "Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil." "And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred." "And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread." "But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in [their] hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone." "Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God." "Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me." "Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."

THINK WISE..NO COMPROMISE IN 09!!!

Thanks For Reading,
Priscilla