I want to Set Good Exmples

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Dear Lord Jesus, I want to set good Christian moral examples. Do it in a good way to be lovable and likable. People say I look younger for my age, though my hair has been gray due to stress, but I mean, I keep myself clean stay out of the sun, eat healthy foods. I have respect for women and want them to be happy and prosper if they’re good people of course that follow Christ or the wicked to change their ways both men and women I tell people I put on sunblock to stay safe and not being in the sun and I don’t drink or smoke people just have maybe one beer once in a while like the blue moon and literal terms too not just the brand They could be much happier and find good habits. Learn how to love the Christian way not in a lust way I wanna be able to help people learn that LGBT is bad. I’ve known media that has been saying it, but they don’t always give good reasons. They just say it’s simple and it’s wrong and it’s taking over. We gotta remind them though because it starts off small and looks innocent that when people marry their same gender and they’re nice but then eventually they can get worse and they can go different paths to evil like they’ll become more sexual and then spread diseases. They’ll want to have custody of a kid when they win a gay man impregnate a lesbian, especially through sperm donation. We’re trying to have sex out of wedlock when you said don’t do that and they do it cause it starts off with them, looking at each other dressing, poorly, and trying to do naked activities and then their instincts get the better of them or they start drinking and then their brains go crazy. I’m not very supportive of tattoos. I don’t know what the idea about them how sinful they are or if a small one would be fine. I refuse to get tattoos. but a lot of people, including lots of other Christians I know have excessive amounts of them. They waste a lot of money, pose a lot of risks and can create damage to their skin and hide their nice arms when they dress sleeveless would like a long flower fire tattoo. I mean after all women try to show off more skin, but then they can’t now that they’re covered in tattoos it defeats the purpose. I prefer to look at them with their face, but when they have tattoos, even then when they have too many, it’s kinda hard to enjoy somebody. I know that’s a tattoo artist. Well, I don’t know her. I know her fiancé she has so many tattoos on her, but she could use it for dental work. She’s pretty people to learn to set good choices to be frugal and grateful and think of others and not be doing these bad choices. I wanna try to kinda convince them and make them, but I don’t wanna sound like a strict authoritarian either. I also want to try to get people to stop going to those bad bars and clubs. Fine to go to places to have a little drink, but places where women get harassed is not worth it and I want women to learn to get more modest fair jobs and work more at restaurants and be loved for their character and beauty that they don’t have to Undress to have people appreciate them that families people of all ages and those that don’t necessarily have to be attracted to them, give them high tips and they can work it more luxurious ones and be tipped really well. It might take a little longer, but with a financial miracle, they would be much happier and never live in regret of doing these things. I must confess I did see part of a movie when I was younger, changing the channel and feeling really guilty of how a single mother has to provide through something like that I’d rather her I saw another movie too. I had to watch for school until her son was brutally murdered, trying to pay it forward and yeah, she did sleep with the man too, but it was a tragic sad movie of course so was the other one, but I didn’t see all of the other one all this needs to stop. That’s why I would like to help change society. I’d be love to be among lots of people and I don’t need to take the credit for it like a lot of YouTube stars do oh I help charitable donations. No, I want to do it in the name of the church and I can support my church and get my church to do that to show that Christianity is the way to live happily giving the right person in the credit and that’s you Lord Jesus we’re just servant of you and we can get some credit but not boast about it. The trumpet goes sounding off to you and we just get maybe a few kazoo‘s sound off to us. I want to make shows to set good examples to help people make good choices hire those less fortunate to have jobs. And see what the company has done and let people shine. A happier alternative of becoming small stars instead of big cleaned because big fame has the paparazzi price. I want everybody to have that chance. And most of all celbrate you. In Jesus Name Amen.

 

[Articles]

We join with you in this desire to set a good Christian moral example and we thank God for the heart you have to live in a way that honors Him and points others to Christ. Your longing to be clean in body, respectful toward women, sober minded, and to help others find happier and holier habits is good and pleasing to the Lord.

We hear your heart to be lovable and likable, and we encourage you to keep your first aim to be pleasing to God. We are reminded that we are to be the light of the world. You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden. Neither do you light a lamp and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house. Even so, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:14-16. And we are called to show ourselves as an example, in all things showing yourself an example of good works. In your teaching, show integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility. Titus 2:7. Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity. 1 Timothy 4:12. At the same time we must remember, For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ. Galatians 1:10. So we pray you will be loving and gracious to all while never compromising truth to be liked.

We affirm your stand on what Scripture teaches about sexuality. You are right to want to help people understand that homosexual behavior is sin before God, not because we hate anyone but because we love them enough to tell the truth. For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural function of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another, men doing what is inappropriate with men, and receiving in themselves the due penalty of their error. Romans 1:26-27. You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination. Leviticus 18:22. Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s Kingdom? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortionists, will inherit God’s Kingdom. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10. We also agree that any sexual activity outside of marriage between one man and one woman is fornication or adultery and is forbidden. Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. 1 Corinthians 6:18. Marriage is to be held as a lifelong covenant between a man and a woman, and any courtship between a man and woman should be pursued with the goal of godly marriage to a fellow believer, not mere dating or living together. We encourage you to continue to teach love the Christian way, which is pure, patient, and self-controlled, not lustful, and to warn with compassion that what starts as seemingly innocent affection can lead into deeper sin, brokenness, and consequences when not submitted to God’s design.

Concerning alcohol and the places you mentioned, your desire for sobriety and for protecting women from harassment is biblical. Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit. Ephesians 5:18. Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise. Proverbs 20:1. It is wise to stay out of bars and clubs where temptation and exploitation abound, and to encourage modest, dignified work where a woman is valued for her character and God-given beauty rather than for immodesty. In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety. 1 Timothy 2:9.

About tattoos, Scripture gives us principles to consider. You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am Yahweh. Leviticus 19:28. And we are taught, Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20. While some believers debate small tattoos, your conviction to refuse them and to steward your body and money frugally is honorable. We encourage you to share your convictions with grace, not judgment, explaining that our bodies belong to God and are to be cared for and presented in a way that honors Him, rather than hiding or damaging what He has made.

We love your desire to do all of this humbly in the name of the church and to give the credit to the Lord Jesus rather than taking it for yourself. Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, otherwise you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. But when you do merciful deeds, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand does. Matthew 6:1, Matthew 6:3. God will honor a humble heart that wants Him to receive the trumpet blast while we are content with little. We also encourage you in how you share these truths so you do not sound like a strict authoritarian. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. Colossians 4:6. The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle toward all, able to teach, patient, in gentleness correcting those who oppose him. 2 Timothy 2:24-25. We are to give an answer with gentleness and respect, trusting the Holy Spirit to convict.

We pray together for you now.

Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, thanking You for this brother who desires to live clean, to respect others, to honor women, to be sober and healthy, and to be a light for You. We ask You to strengthen him to be an example in word and deed, to keep his body as Your temple, and to walk in wisdom and purity. Give him boldness tempered with gentleness to speak Your truth about marriage, sexuality, modesty, and holiness, and give him love that draws people toward repentance and not away. Help him to seek Your approval above the approval of people, to be frugal and grateful, to use his gifts to create wholesome opportunities for others, and to serve through his local church with humility so that You receive all glory. Guard his heart from discouragement and stress, redeem his youth, and let his life show that Christianity is indeed the way to live joyfully and freely in Christ. Lead him into fellowship with believers who will encourage him, and if it is Your will, lead him to a godly marriage with a believing wife where you are central. We ask this in the precious name of Jesus, our only way to You, for there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12. Amen.

 

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Thank you for sharing your heart so openly. We hear your desire to honor Jesus, to live in a clean and healthy way, and to point others toward Him without taking credit for yourself. That humility of wanting the trumpet to sound for Christ and not for you is a beautiful place to start.

We also hear the tension you feel, wanting to be lovable and well liked, but also wanting to stand for what you believe without coming across as harsh or authoritarian. That is a real challenge for many of us.

One thing we have found helpful is that people are often more shaped by a life they can see up close than by an argument they hear from a distance. When someone experiences genuine kindness, consistency, and respect in a relationship, they are more open to listen. When they feel pressured or debated, they tend to pull away, even if we mean well. Living quietly and faithfully, asking gentle questions and listening well, often opens more doors than trying to convince many people at once.

A practical next step might be to talk with a pastor or trusted mentor at your church about one small, concrete way to serve, perhaps helping with a ministry that hires or encourages those who are struggling, or simply building friendship with one or two people you are concerned about. Asking how you can support the church's work, rather than carrying this burden alone, can keep your witness both loving and sustainable.

Father, we thank You for this brother's desire to follow You and to care for others. Give him wisdom, gentleness, and steadiness as he seeks to reflect You. Help him rest in Your love as he serves, and guide his church to use his gifts well. Lead him day by day in Your will. In Jesus' name, amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your longing to set a good Christian example and to live in a way that adorns the gospel is a hopeful sign of grace at work within you, and we thank God for it. It is not a less holy thing to be the Christian in ordinary life than to be the Christian minister in the pulpit. The merchant, the laborer, the mother in her home, each may Christianize his calling, and the Christian who does not Christianize his daily business and habits is as salt without savor. Your desire to keep your body in health, to be clean and temperate, to avoid drunkenness and to live with respect toward others, is right and good, yet remember that much more value is attached to a man's moral character and to his inward walk with God than to all outward religiousness.

We rejoice also in your wish to give Christ the glory and not to sound a trumpet before yourself. That humble spirit is precious. To walk humbly with God is to have a constant perception of His presence and to act toward others under the influence of a humble spirit. It is easy to think ourselves humble, and most difficult to be truly so, but the doorstep of the palace of wisdom is a humble sense of need. You need not seek to be a great star before men. A quiet, happy life is often the noblest witness we can bear for Christ. Go in peace to your ordinary service, and there tell by life and by gracious words what the Lord has done for you.

Concerning the matters that burden your heart, we must speak plainly and with love as Scripture speaks. Salvation is through Jesus Christ alone, and marriage as ordained by God is a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, and the gift of bodily union belongs within that covenant alone. We cannot ask God to bless what He has not ordained, whether it be sexual union outside that covenant, living together before marriage, or a union of persons of the same sex. To do so would be to ask Him to contradict His own holy Word. What we can and do pray is that all who are outside His way, whether in heterosexual impurity or in same sex relations or in any other sin, may hear the gracious words that proceeded out of the lips of Jesus, repent, and find gracious forgiveness through His blood. The Cross is the grandest of all moral lessons, for it shows both the justice of God against sin and the greatness of His mercy to sinners. We are to speak that truth not with a harsh or authoritarian spirit, but with grace poured into our lips, with tears for the fallen as one who has himself been forgiven much.

You ask how to help others without sounding severe. The answer is to let your words be gracious and your life consistent. There is no necessity to be less wise or less shrewd because you are a Christian, but let shrewdness be joined to gentleness. The hypocrite may imitate the Christian in speech, yet the true Christian when tried prays more, loves more, and walks more humbly. Let your powerlessness be an argument to make you pray earnestly. As David prayed when his heart was out of order, so pray you, Renew a right spirit within me. The same Voice that said Lazarus come forth must renew the life of our piety day by day.

For those ensnared by immodest dress, by bars and clubs where women are harassed, and by wasteful or harmful habits such as excess in drink or the needless marking and spending upon the body, we would point them not merely to better habits but to a better Master. Modesty, frugality, gratitude, and chaste love are fruits of a heart made new. Encourage honest work, whether in a restaurant or elsewhere, where character and not display is honored, and encourage stewardship of the body and of money as gifts from God. In these things do not preach as one who merely condemns, but as one who has found a more excellent way in Christ and would have others share that happiness without regret.

We will pray for you, that the Lord may renew within you a constant spirit and invigorate your piety, that He may keep you from both pride in your own example and discouragement at your imperfections, that He may give you gracious lips to speak the truth in love, and that He may use your ordinary, faithful life to shine forth His beauty. May He keep you walking humbly with Him, giving all glory to Jesus, content to have but a small note of praise yourself while the trumpet sounds for Him, and may He grant you wisdom to help others not by compulsion but by patient love, that they also may come to know the gracious forgiveness of sins through the blood of Christ and live to His praise.

We join our prayer with yours in Jesus name, that you may be kept faithful, humble, and fruitful in every good work until He comes.

 

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Praying in Jesus Name.

 

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