Time for a Spiritual Cleanse
"Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us." — Hebrews 12:1
What's weighing you down?
Let me share an illustration with you. Over the last year, I have lost 50 pounds. I am a shadow of my former self. In fact, I weigh today what I weighed when I got married many years ago. I did that intentionally because I wanted to be healthy.
In my blood tests recently—I studied all night for them—my A1c was down and my PSA was down. Do you know why? I got rid of some stuff that I didn't need to be carrying.
If you want to be spiritually healthy, do you have to go on a diet?
God will speak to you, and you will be able to hear Him. If you are not hearing Him, you are probably not spiritually healthy.
Think about what you're carrying. Maybe it's a habit that's dragging you down. Maybe it's a relationship that pulls you away from God. Maybe it's entertainment that fills your mind with garbage. Maybe it's bitterness you've held onto for years.
Just like extra weight affects your physical health, spiritual weight affects your spiritual health. It slows you down. It makes you tired. It keeps you from running the race God has marked out for you.
God will let you know what can stay and what needs to go in your life. As you take those steps to let go, you suddenly become spiritually healthy.
You start hearing Him more clearly. You start sensing His presence more frequently. You start feeling lighter, freer, more alive.
What do you need to get rid of? What's clogging your spiritual arteries?
Ask God to show you. Then have the courage to let it go. Your spiritual health depends on it.
It's time for a cleanse.
What's weighing you down?
Let me share an illustration with you. Over the last year, I have lost 50 pounds. I am a shadow of my former self. In fact, I weigh today what I weighed when I got married many years ago. I did that intentionally because I wanted to be healthy.
In my blood tests recently—I studied all night for them—my A1c was down and my PSA was down. Do you know why? I got rid of some stuff that I didn't need to be carrying.
If you want to be spiritually healthy, do you have to go on a diet?
God will speak to you, and you will be able to hear Him. If you are not hearing Him, you are probably not spiritually healthy.
Think about what you're carrying. Maybe it's a habit that's dragging you down. Maybe it's a relationship that pulls you away from God. Maybe it's entertainment that fills your mind with garbage. Maybe it's bitterness you've held onto for years.
Just like extra weight affects your physical health, spiritual weight affects your spiritual health. It slows you down. It makes you tired. It keeps you from running the race God has marked out for you.
God will let you know what can stay and what needs to go in your life. As you take those steps to let go, you suddenly become spiritually healthy.
You start hearing Him more clearly. You start sensing His presence more frequently. You start feeling lighter, freer, more alive.
What do you need to get rid of? What's clogging your spiritual arteries?
Ask God to show you. Then have the courage to let it go. Your spiritual health depends on it.
It's time for a cleanse.
Recent
Archive
2026
January
Are You Living Like He's Coming?Are You Worth Following?Are Your Sins Confessed Up to Date?God's PlanBut Wait, There's MoreLean on God in UncertaintyCaught Off GuardLearning to Be AloneDoes Your Ministry Stick?Worrying Won't Get You AnywhereDon't Waste Your PainJesus is Coming BackPraying According to God's WillWe are Different for a ReasonLearning to Say NoGod is Working In UsDon't Watch. Pray.It Will Cost YouJoy in the Middle of HellMinistry Happens in the Mess of Real LifeFaith That Doesn't Need AnswersThe Gospel Changes EverythingThe Question That Changes EverythingWhat are You Still Holding?When God Calls You to Small ThingsWhen Light and Darkness CollideWhen Love Changes EverythingWhen Your Faith Has a ReputationWorth the SacrificeYou Must Be Present to WinWhen God Nudges Your Heart
February
Jesus is Coming BackPraying According to God's WillWe Are Different For A ReasonLearning To Say NoGod Is Working In UsGod’s Plan Needs YouMinistry Happens Heart to HeartDon’t Abuse Your Free WillDo Your Words And Your Actions Matchup?Seek God FirstA Safe PersonTrust over WorryTruth Over ApplauseForgetting Your First LoveNever Stop WorshipingWalking Humbly with GodIt’s All About JesusPraise the LordPraying To Remind YourselfYou Made the TeamYour Pain Has a PurposeReal FriendsReplacing GodSpecific ConfessionSpiritual AlignmentThis World Is Not Our HomeOpen the GatesOne Life Is Worth It All
March
Crooked Lines to Straight DestinationsDead Men Feel NothingDon't Twist the TranslationWhen Tradition Becomes a TrapRooted TogetherLeave Room for God's JusticeYour Relationship, Your ResponsibilityGod Loves Big Churches TooNot What You ExpectedTwelve Inches from HellYou Don't Need a BuildingHow Truth Gets TwistedThe Danger of "Plus"Equipped for EverythingThe Pull You Can't IgnoreHungry for MoreReset Your SystemThe Word Does the WorkYou're Already a SaintYou Need a CoachOpposition Fuels GrowthTake the Weight OffGod Doesn't Change His MindWho's Really in Charge?When God Get's Your AttentionActions and WordsPraying in God’s WillA Call to God’s ChurchFalse ProphetsJesus Intercedes for YouAre You Ready For Jesus To Come Back?
No Comments