Over the last two months I have had to check my motives and interactions with two brothers in Christ in particular. As time went on I realized that I was in danger of attaching myself emotionally too them. Nothing to deep but I would find my mind wandering towards them. As I immediately attacked those thoughts and casted them down keeping my thoughts fixed on Christ. I realized WOW it is so easy to become emotionally attached to people you are physically, mentally and spiritually attracted to. Are you practicing emotional purity? Are you daydreaming about someone in particular? Are you investing time, energy and prayers for the wrong reasons? Are you flirting to get attention? Are you doing things specially for this person that you wouldn’t do for another? If you are, check those things at the gate…you are living an emotionally impure life.
Let us not commit emotional adultery, incest nor fornication. By developing unhealthy relationship in our minds or in the physical with people we know do not feel the same way about us nor desire to enter into courtship that leads to marriage. Press to keep your emotions pure!
Colossians 3:2 (New International Version)
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
