jan 16 : ephesians 5

Be imitators of God.
Paul gives us an extensive list of things we should not do. To my dismay many of these "don'ts" are things I struggle with. I am not ashamed to write on my blog what I struggle with because Christ exposes all impure things. Sexual immorality is such a huge sin in the Bible. The first part of verse three says this: "among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality." I don't know when or if I will grow out of this sin, but this sin is hard for me. And when you think you are able to control MOST of it it says, "there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or any kind of impurity, or of greed." There are many impurities in my life. I believe as believers in Christ we need to expose ourselves to each other to be able to grow. Another troubling list Paul writes is, "nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place.." Man. I joke so much. This is such a hard part for me to control. Joking to me is so fun, with guys I believe thats how we get closer to each other. To be a leader in a church I need to have better control over my desires and wants. We need to be sound in our doctrine to be able to teach others, but moreso we need to live what is written in scripture. I hope I can better control this. If you're reading this please pray a quick prayer for me to listen to this passage. Thanks =]