True Spirit

"The Spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord" - Proverbs 20:27

Right off the bat what hit me was that MY spirit shines the light of God. God uses each and everyone of our spirits to shine His light in the world. Do you think shining God's light in this dark, wretched world is important? So then aren't our spirits important?

The world is so cut off from their own spirits that it's all about image. It comes down to who parties the hardest and whose wearing the hottest new Hollister clothes. It all comes down to your reputation in this world. Reputation is what people think you are. Character is what God knows you are. What is the point of looking good to people if that is not who you really are when there is no one to see you? What kind of light are you giving off in your life? Are you bitter and angry inside? Is your attitude the same for everyone and not just your close friends? Even children not of the Lord will be nice to their friends but it takes a child of God to love their enemies.

Recently I was told some information about a famous Christian Worship-Leading Musician who was dropped from his Record Label and is currently going through a very tough time due to being caught in having an affair with another women. Think about it, this man was in the church constantly, he was on tour, living his dream, has a family, has children. What else could he ask for? His image was very good but his spirit was nothing! The Lord isn't asking you to look good, he's asking you to be good!

If you need to do some spiritual construction right now, pray about it! Ask God to transform your life and get into His word so you can see how to do that better as well.