Be holy, not heavy

I just met with a man who told me he doesn't wrestle with being good enough, that he believes that Christ died and took away all his sin. I do believe all that, and more. I do also believe that God wants us to be holy, in fact I believe He commands us too.

2 Cor. 6: Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? 15 And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? 16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you[b] are the temple of the living God. As God has said:


“ I will dwell in them
And walk among them.
I will be their God,
And they shall be My people.”


17 Therefore



“ Come out from among them
And be separate, says the Lord.
Do not touch what is unclean,
And I will receive you.”
18 “ I will be a Father to you,
And you shall be My sons and daughters,
Says the LORD Almighty.”
7:1 Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
But this is supposed to make us holy, not heavy. So many people seem to take this gospel as a heavy load, but God promises "My yoke is easy and my burden is light." Matt 11:28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

It's weird, it's almost like we get heavy because we get so fleshly about being in the flesh! But our flight is not a fleshly fight; Eph 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

It's almost like we war in our fleshly man with our fleshly understanding instead of warring in the Holy Spirit, tearing down spiritual strongholds, and not just in our lives, but in our friends, family, and whoever the Lord puts in front of us that needs to be delivered.
But we must be diligent, for "1 Pet 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 9 Resist him, steadfast in the faith..."
God calls us to this wonderful life and freedom of living in the Spirit, not the heaviness of the flesh, nor the burdens of our religious traditions, for they will not free us, only The Lord can do that, for He is able, with Him all things are possible (Matt 19)

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