"For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace."
Romans 8.6
To be carnally minded means that all you think about is pleasing yourself. It refers to those people whose only worry is who they’ll be dating next, how to get the latest trainers or cell phone, how they will make themselves the most popular girl/boy in their little group - in other words their minds are only set on satisfying the desires of their flesh. And because of this they are prepared to lie, steal, hurt, cheat and even kill for it.
These are the people who are dead spiritually. They are completely self-absorbed and ignore God; they have no life in them. They come to the YPG meetings thinking that because they spend a few hours in the church they are exempt from eternal death. Poor people! They are already dead without knowing it. They are breathing, studying, playing, laughing, talking, etc. but are dead spiritually.
"What are you right now, alive or dead?"
Now those who are spiritually minded - those who mind the things of God - are constantly thinking about what Jesus would do if He were in their place. They seek God’s direction through praying and meditation on the Bible.
Amongst other things they attend the youth meetings not for appearance but because they understand that what the pastor preaches is God’s instruction for their lives. Therefore they always make the difference. They stand out. They are not problematic people who need to be constantly rebuked or reminded of their duties as Christians. They are like flames of fire, they’re ALIVE!
Because their minds are set on the things above, they do not need to be around other people to fill the void. They are at peace.
What are you right now, DEAD or ALIVE?
Adj. Carnal - 1.Marked by the appetites and passions of the body… involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit. 2. Of or relating to the body or flesh
Pr Luke Castro
YPG National Coordinator
8 comments:
Pastor this is very strong and helped me alot . Because how you described the carnal mind is the mind of the youth who doesn't know God . But like you said they are spiritually Dead and but those who are spiritually alive are always thinking how Jesus would handle the sitaution. Thanks Pr.Luke ,God Bless
Julissa Rojas
Lynn,Ma
Sisterhood Candidate
If we are of God, we crave to be ALIVE. To be ALIVE, we have to be spiritually minded. Meaning we have to do God's will at all times.
Thanks Pr. Luke
Your right pastor because I really want to change on God hands and how my mind it's carnal only pleasing myself...
This is true pastor, a lot of us just think on pleasing ourselves or other people, but they don't think that they have to please God. We should do God will and do it to please Him, we shouldn't care what other people think because is our decision to do God will to have an eternal life.
I agree Pastor because if you haven’t got the spirit of god in you how can you do is work..and if you are willing and desiring him with all your effort it will come up on you. Thanks you and this has helped me. Because is how you describe the common sense of youths today’ To be carnally minded and all they think about is pleasing themselves and that’s haven’t got the toughs of a young man or woman of god.
God Bless
This is was my problem when i had started to go to the ypg i didnt care of really what the pastor was saying all ireally wanted was to be friends that were in the ypg but doing the same as me. but until i started to go to the ypg and took it seriously i started to actually start to burn with that fire God was starting in me, now even dificult situations i have that peace within me,that no matter what i feel alive! we have to keep in the faith and not let anything come and makes us fall.
Powerful message, i had to share with all my social networks, god bless
At the beginning my pride was the problem, then the holy spirit was the one who transform my life, and now i'm having the best lifestyle with the YPG as an example,to be used in a mighty way especially for this year 2011 with summer around the corner to reach out and save those youth from getting into trouble, today was an amazing day evangelizing in a tough neighborhood in Boston, the good thing was they seen the light, thank you lord jesus, and keep using me for your kingdom.
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