Entry #4 - The Challenges That Be

1. To avoid the absorption of ungodly ways of thinking:


-That sin is anything other than completely offensive to God, that sin is anything other than idolatry every time, and that God is anything less than all-satisfying at all times.
-That a physically attractive woman is more valuable than a godly woman.
-That pride is fundamental to being a man (and not wicked), and that pride is anything less than self-worship and hell-worthy.


2. To pursue God unhindered:


-By any lack of faith in Him, the value of His Word, the power of His Spirit, or His vindication.
-By sinful investments in the flesh.
-By disorganized finances.
-By lazy, undisciplined living.
-By a silenced conscience.


3. To pursue God Himself:


-In prayer;
-In the study of, wrestling with, memorization of and submission to His Word;
-In repentance and confession;
-In verbal, written, and benevolent expressions of His supreme value.