Sacrifices

Being a follower of Christ comes with sacrifices. Without sacrifices, how can we truly live a pure, Christ-centred life? There will always be those distractions and temptations that are calling us to just do it, to not worry about consequences or how it could affect you. Those desires and wants tell us that it will be okay if you just watch that movie or listen to that music. But it does affect us. Us humans are fragile, and unknowingly we can be affected quite easily. So in order to be like Jesus and to not allow ungodly influences to permeate through our lives, sacrifices need to be made. We need to acknowledge that we are influenced, that things do stay in our lives and these things can harm us. So sacrifices. Putting away our wants to be more like Jesus, putting away those worldly things. Sacrifices can be made in anything: in the movies and TV shows we watch, in the music we listen to, the friends we hang out with, the clothes we wear, the amount of time we spend on facebook! There are so many things that distract us from fully serving God with all of us, and we have to acknowledge these things. God never said walking with Him would be easy, and if we find ourselves partaking in all the pleasures of the world, we're not sacrificing anything for God. We're not living any differently than the people of this world. We have to be set apart, anointed as God's children.