You Are Not Your Own

"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, given by God? You belong no longer to yourselves." -1st Corinthians 6: 19-20

Sin has an ugly affect on our lives. It blinds us and makes us believe in our own lies and deceptions, giving way to our own perdition. It leads us to foolishly trust ourselves and lose sight of the fact that we belong to God and He is the ONLY source of strength.

I heard this song today called "There You Go Again," and I hope that you see yourself in these lyrics and are able to repent from sins that are suffocating you.

There you go again, stepping 'cross another line, scorning all the warning signs, flying in the face of danger. There you go again, slickly twisting truth around 'till you can't tell up from down, treating wisdom like a stranger. There you go again.

There you go again, you take temptation lying down, you're giving sin a breeding ground, buying into its seduction. There you go again, trusting your own will and power, you race a hundred miles an hour down the path of self-destruction.

Have you forgotten who you are? Have you forgotten where your strength comes from? Have you forgotten whose you are? You are not your own…you are not your own.

But there you go again, you hang up on the Spirit's call, ignore the writings on the wall, blindly minding your own senses. There you go again, bowing to your every whim, and tearing conscience limb from limb, you disable your defenses. There you go again, you insult grace and strut your stuff, you make believe you're strong enough to avoid the consequences. There you go again.

Today's Prayer is for you to sit and think about your own sins. You are not your own; ask God to root the sins out of your soul.