Therefore “Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.”
We often associate this verse with the misdeeds of others and that very well may be something we need to avoid on the spiritual path. But we generally do not associate this verse with the inner life; coming out from among the thoughts, worries and preoccupations that have been instilled in us through the collective consciousness of society?
As just a couple of examples, how often do we sit around worrying about money, bad reports on the news or even silly things like getting older. How many times do we see men sitting around, beer in hand, talking about their jobs, all of the work they have done on their cars over the weekend or even patting themselves on the back for how intelligent they are because of their level of education? How often do we see women mimicking the unrealistic lifestyles of those they see on tv or trying to compete with witless men in a rat race that has no winner? The list could go on and on of unproductive and unspiritual thoughts that run through each and every one of our minds on a daily basis. Metaphysically, should we not come out from among those things and touch them not in our thought life? Because if we look at the fruits of such thoughts, what have they bred in our society today: shallowness of thinking, competition, spiritual laziness, oversized egos that have been pumped full of worldly wisdom and corporate greed. What a tangled web we weave within our own minds and most times we do not even realize it.
It's easy to criticize the world outside of ourselves, but most people will not even take a glimpse inward to take an honest inventory of the mental clutter that is weighing down their lives.
What do you need to walk away from that may be hindering your walk with God and cluttering your inner landscape?
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2 Corinthians 6:17
Therefore “Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.”
We often associate this verse with the misdeeds of others and that very well may be something we need to avoid on the spiritual path. But we generally do not associate this verse with the inner life; coming out from among the thoughts, worries and preoccupations that have been instilled in us through the collective consciousness of society?
As just a couple of examples, how often do we sit around worrying about money, bad reports on the news or even silly things like getting older. How many times do we see men sitting around, beer in hand, talking about their jobs, all of the work they have done on their cars over the weekend or even patting themselves on the back for how intelligent they are because of their level of education? How often do we see women mimicking the unrealistic lifestyles of those they see on tv or trying to compete with witless men in a rat race that has no winner? The list could go on and on of unproductive and unspiritual thoughts that run through each and every one of our minds on a daily basis. Metaphysically, should we not come out from among those things and touch them not in our thought life? Because if we look at the fruits of such thoughts, what have they bred in our society today: shallowness of thinking, competition, spiritual laziness, oversized egos that have been pumped full of worldly wisdom and corporate greed. What a tangled web we weave within our own minds and most times we do not even realize it.
It's easy to criticize the world outside of ourselves, but most people will not even take a glimpse inward to take an honest inventory of the mental clutter that is weighing down their lives.
What do you need to walk away from that may be hindering your walk with God and cluttering your inner landscape?
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