If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, God’s spirit, in the form of the Holy Spirit lives inside you.  Paul is urging us to live in a way that is honoring to God. We are called to be Holy as God is Holy.  The way we live our life is a form of worship to God.  As we attend to the health and well being of our body, this is a form of worship.

Anything that takes us aware from our relationship from God is a distraction or a defilement. Not only in our external behavior but in our thought life and “internal” life. What we read, watch on television and listen to on our Ipods and the radio has a potential impact on our relationship with God. It’s either a positive influence or a negative influence. It’s either building up your faith muscles or tearing them down. That’s why Paul urges us to ‘make a clean break with everything that defiles or distracts us.’ God wants us to be as fit as possible -physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Knowing that God lives in you can be a great motivator to live in a way that is holy and honoring to Him. How about it? Might you benefit from making a break from something that is a distraction in your relationship with God or that defiles His temple?

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Hope you have an awesome day!