Where Do You Draw The Line?

So, our boys did not take state. We came in fourth. It was sad, but I know we all were grateful to be in the running. We got down there, and a lot of other schools would gladly have wanted to go as well. The prep starts for next year...

Every once in a while my friends and I will have discussions about where to draw the line as Christians. We talk about whether it's okay to watch certain shows, go certain places, participate in certain events... We know we are in the world and not of it, but there a so many ways a person can interpret that scripture.

Some of my friends think it's okay to have a drink as long as they're not getting drunk. Some say that it's cool to watch certain shows as long as they're not emulating that behavior. Others think it's alright to go to a club every now and then just to have a fun night out.

Usually, I come back to one example that really helps me. With whatever I'm doing: If Jesus were to appear in the room, would I want to switch up my behavior? Would I want to change the channel? Would I want to turn off the music? Would I want to change what I'm wearing? Would I want to put down my glass?

That to me ends all discussion. If you wouldn't do it with Jesus standing right there, don't do it at all. Jesus is doing more than standing right next to us, He's living inside us. He's with us everywhere we go, witnessing everything that we do. All of our actions should be pleasing to Him.

Have you had any of these discussions with your Christian peers? How do you determine where to draw the line?

As you go about your day today, remember that Jesus is going about your day with you. He's witnessing all of it. Is He pleased with how you are living your life?

Verse of the Day: What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20