By: Gabriela Yareliz
Spirituality is not about convenience and whatever makes you feel good. In fact, if we feel good and comfortable–there may be a problem. Our spiritual lives are compared to a race, something we need endurance for–something difficult and strenuous.
2 Timothy 4:7-8
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.
This week, I have been thinking about how sometimes, spiritually, we make things complicated and fake. Some brush off teachings as if they are suggestions and not truth; hearts filled with pride, frivolousness and themselves.
Others, take certain teachings and cling to them by the word, trying to not mistep, and they legalistically follow everything; while hearts are filled with self-righteousness, paranoia and judgment.
I think it is important to analyze ourselves. When the Bible says be not conformed to the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, it clearly means we cannot be saved in our sins. We cannot keep living however we please and be okay. It also states something deeper: Sometimes we think it is all about the exterior, but it is not. The exterior reflects the interior, but it says we are transformed by the renewing of our minds. God wants to mold our minds and renew the way we think.
It is time we go back to the beginning, away from the mixtures and down to the pure basics. We need to go to the truth and message that comes out of scripture, which is one.
Let us study scripture, and know what truth is. Let us not choose the words of men over scripture. In the words of Hilary Duff: “Let’s go back; back to the beginning.”
Let’s go back to the basics and become clean.
GABRIELA YARELIZ 