Whats Training You

According to Luke 6:40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. What is the Bible saying? Simply this, when you are matured you will be like the one who is training you...what is training your life today- TV, Music, Magazines, World Philosophy? I see so many of us, myself included being led astray sometimes by influence. Too many times TV or somebody, or some influence has trained my line of thought more than Scripture.  Are your friends, or is your lifestyle reflecting what has been training you, I am sure it is whether we want to admit it or not. Take a look today at yourself and if you are saved say "does my life reflect what Jesus both began to do and teach." Does it show what dominates your life, if you were truthful with yourself first I am sure you could say Preacher, my life is exactly what it has been trained to do...do you party, or do you present the gospel, do you pray, or do you persecute?  Not being raised everyday of my life in church or with the Bible as the sole authority of my life, I have made numerous mistakes because of what has trained my thought process.  My challenge to myself is to really just stop and think before I act and or react. To look at the Scriptures for answers more than every thing else that comes up in the way.  Can I challenge you to do the same? So many times we are inundated with the worlds philosophy, but I desire to be like the Bereans, they were more nobler, why?  Because they searched the Scriptures DAILY to see whether those things were so.  In the book of Proverbs the Bible says put a knife to your throat if your a man given to appetite, (what is your appetite, Spiritual or Carnal) now we can say, see there Preacher it means don't be gluttonous, well good point.  I also remember this verse preceding it "When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: " study it out Christian we need to be a peculiar people that are not taken just because somebody lays something out before us. We need to ensure that when we are presented with something that we consider it before we jump at it, if we were trained to do the Spiritual things then we'd be all right, but if you have been trained to be like the world then you will only find yourself jumping at the next greatest thing.  I guess what the Lord has laid on my heart is the fact we are too soon moved and guided by our own lusts and desires rather than leaning unto Scripture before we move. Everything looks good as it is before us, but everything is not always good for us. We don't walk by faith as Abraham did, we most always walk by sight.  Dear Christian friend we need to ensure the reason we do what we do is because it brings glory and honor to Jesus Christ, not only that but that it lines up with Scripture.  We need to stop and pray for direction, do any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God!  We would do well to keep ourselves continually led by the Spirit and the Scriptures, no matter the outcome. Not all decisions will be pleasant for all people, but if they are God honoring and in the will of God would it not be better to be with Him in His will rather than on our own?  So many times we get our eye off of Jesus and onto circumstance, we start to second guess what God has laid in our heart and then resentment and heaviness move in, dear child of God just be obedient to the Lord.  What is training you today? Are you more like Jesus, or has the world got more of you than Him?  Where will it stop, when we miss the blessings of God and in the end all comes to nought because we have allowed something other than the Word of God and the leading of the Holy Spirit to train us.  If we are to be His disciples then we must make it a point to be in the right training.  We must find our place daily in the Word of God, in prayer and in a good Bible believing church that preaches "All the Bible, All the time."  Dig in today and make it a point to get the training you need to be a better witness for Christ, Sunday School is a great place to start, until next time...to God be the Glory!!!!