Thursdays are my favorite day.

Thursdays are my favorite day.
Thursdays always come right when I need them most.
Thursdays are good food, good girlfriends, and good fellowship! =)

My Biblestudy girls are the best!

God is so funny. He keeps sending the same message my way. First, church on Sunday, and then Biblestudy this week.

Ashlee's talk tonight spawned from our discussion last week about evangelism. We studied Colossians 4:1-6 (with an emphasis on 5-6).

A big chunk of our study tonight was about what it means to walk with wisdom. We asked 8 questions, and I found them incredibly helpful.

How do I know if what I'm doing constitutes "walking in wisdom"?

1. Is it beneficial for me personally, or the gospel generally?
2. Will I lose self-control and be lead to sin?
3. Will I do this in front of someone who could fall into sin?
4. Is it a violation of the law? (let's be honest, we don't always consider speeding sinful?)
5. If I fail to do it, would I lose a chance to share the gospel?
6. Am I doing this to help other or to be selfish?
7. Can I do this in a way that glorifies God?
8. Am I following the example of Jesus to help reconcile other's to God? (am I spending time with unbelievers to reach them, or to partake in their sin?)

Being in the "college scene" has desensitized me so much to sin. Dirty jokes, foul language, and sex seem so common - I don't even blink when I hear them/see them/etc. And due to certain circumstances, as well as my own decisions, I've discovered that I spend a good deal of time with non-believers. This results in a change (for the worse) of my morals. The verse "bad company corrupts good morals"? It's true. I've seen it in my life.

So, as I discovered tonight that my life may have lost saltiness to the world around me (see verse 6), I was saddened. But, I was also encouraged. Spurred on to good works and godliness by the lovely, Ashlee. :)

I realize that I am notorious for putting myself in situations that aren't by themselves sinful, but definitely have the opportunity to go in that direction. Because of this, I have had to end certain relationships in my life, and even cancel plans with people (I really hate doing that). But in the end, I realize and take heart in the fact that I will never regret doing what's right, but I will always regret doing what's wrong. And that doing what's wrong will always cost me something.

"Conduct yourselves in a worthy manner… knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold… but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ."
1 Peter 1:17-19