If you want to be the person God can use, you must realize your position in Christ and not be distracted. You need to recognize when you sin, use the problem-solving device of rebound, and recover your spiritual momentum. This is key to living the Christian life. “Be filled with the Holy Spirit” (Eph 5:18). This is a mandate from God. Realize the importance of counting the cost, evaluating, before you undertake any project that could be a distraction to your spiritual life. “I say this for your own benefit, not to put a restraint on you but to promote what is appropriate and to secure undistracted devotion to the Lord” (1 Cor 7:35). The world will distract you, Satan will deceive you and if you let your sinful nature control you, it will destroy you. Reclaim your affections. “Do not love the world nor the things of the world” ((1 John 2:15). Use self-discipline to keep your thoughts captive. “We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God and we take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ Jesus” (2 Cor 10:5). If you are going to run the race and not be set aside, you must recapture your thoughts, reclaim your affections, realize your position in Christ, redirect your focus, redefine your values and reorder your priorities. You are a product of your volition.

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