So, what’s your price tag? Don’t look at me like you don’t have one. A price tag is the amount that a person will pay for YOU to get you to drop your standards. It doesn’t have to be money either honey as you look down on women that strip or prostitute themselves to men. It could be comfort from loneliness, it could be a fine man, it could be a “bad boy,” a man that serves in church, the desire to no longer be single because your clock is ticking, it could be the fear of losing friends so you go out & get drunk with them and you know it ain’t right. It could be attention from a man that works in a certain occupation- like a pastor, athlete, lawyer or whatever else. It could be spending your entire check on a purse so when you hang around certain girls– they will approve of you.
Who can get you to CHANGE their standards??? Who or what can do just that “one” thing that takes you from lifting your hands on Sunday morning to falling into sin??? And let’s be clear honey, you didn’t fall into that sin– you walked right into it. You say you love Jesus.. and it just makes you frustrated at how you keep ended up in that bed, overspending or waking up from that hang-over. Why is it that you go from singing “I surrender all” on Sundays to “Put a ring on it” by Beyonce on Monday?
Let’s be clear, NO person on this entire earth should be able to CHANGE your STANDARDS. No MAN. No WOMAN. No JOB. No NOTHING. If you aren’t fully persuaded that you’re strong enough to have standards in your relationships and friendships then you should pull away for a season until you’re more persuaded by God than you are a human. Because what will happen is this: Your friends and your little boyfriend will determine your life. They will determine when you have sex, when you party, when you drink, when you do whatever else. All the while, you really don’t wan to do these things. You KNOW it’s wrong but deep down… you just don’t know how to stop. You don’t know how to tell anyone NO in fear of rejection. Then, you will get into a car accident and die and stand before God. He will say: Why didn’t you do what I called you to do? And you will bow your head.. and say.. “But.. I didn’t want to displease anyone.” Christ will look at you with tears in His eyes & say.. “My daughter, you made those people, things your god. When they called, you answered. When they told you to do this, you did it. When they told you to do that- you obeyed. When I called you– you ignored Me, rejected my instructions and with deep sorrow.. I have to say… get away from Me. I never KNEW you.” (Matthew 7:23).
I sense such an urgency in the body of Christ. We are being pushed around by the wind by those we spend our time with. We have forgotten about God and replaced Him with the opinions of this silly world. We have devalued our worth and opened up our hearts to silly music and TV shows that have set our standards FOR us. It should bring great CONVICTION to you to listen to certain music. It should bring great CONVICTION to you if you hang out with certain girls. If it doesn’t- I pray that you sit before the Lord and ask Him to break your heart for what breaks His heart. The danger in no longer being convicted of your lifestyle is this: Your heart has been hardened to sin & you’ve turned away from God. You’ve turned your heart from Him to the shows, the men, the job, the approval, that whatever else. You still go to church on Sunday, get your emotional fix and leave feeling approved that you did your “good” deed for the day. Then, you don’t touch your bible again until you get in your car on Sunday and head to church. It is a sign that you NO long BELONG to Him because you no longer CARE. And.. you call yourself a Christian.
So.. what makes you think attending church is going to make you righteous?? Although you confess God as your Savior; your LIFE demonstrates that your heart belongs to Satan. Yes, I said it. Satan. You like his music. You like his sons. You like his places to go (clubs, strip clubs). You like his daughters. You like his hate. You like his unforgiveness. You like his homosexuality. You like his pornography. You like his clothes. You like his adultery. You like his gossip. You like his shacking up. You like his sex outside of marriage. If you really believed in your heart that Jesus was Lord you would HATE the sin you once LOVED. You would intentionally PURSUE GOD and STOP pursuing SIN!! This doesn’t mean you’re perfect- it just means that you refuse to pull your pants down for that random man! It just means you turn that stupid music off when you’re tempted to bounce to it. You turn off the TV and sit at the feet of Christ and repent DAILY!! You’re intentionally PURSING GOD DAILY!!!
Sis, I’m crying out to you. Crying out that you let go of whoever is pushing you around. Let go of the distractions. Let go of whatever is causing you to STUMBLE. If you only knew the destination of the sin that you’re in.. you would never entertain it. You would run from it. You would hate it. Satan never shows you the end.. he only entices you with what you can see, hear, touch & feel…
As you read this– understand that you cannot wait for your feelings to agree with the decision to live for God. You have to do what you know is RIGHT and your feelings with CATCH up. So, pick up the phone and shut it down, cut it off– do what you have to do. You cannot afford to live a life outside of Christ ANYMORE. Read my blog on “How to Spend time with God“– start there. Find a local church that preaches the word of God, pure and uncut. Obey God quickly with what He tells you to do. You seriously HAVE to start SOMEONE. Start right NOW. When you make a decision to live for Christ, HE will HELP you and MEET you right there.
I am praying for you & agreeing with YOU.
If you live in Atlanta, I want to invite you to our church. Join us on Sundays at 11:00am at Landmark Art Cinemas. Our churches name is: “The Gathering Oasis” (there’s another church that holds service there too). 931 Monroe Drive NE Atlanta, GA.
You can find my new book here: www.heatherlove.bigcartel.com called “Pink Lips & Empty Hearts.”
God loves you like crazy,
Heather Lindsey
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