How Far Are You Willing To Go

Daniel 1:8 NLT But Daniel was determined not to defile himself by eating the food and wine given to them by the king. He asked the chief of staff for permission not to eat these unacceptable foods.
Question is how far is the 21st century christian willing to go for his God whom he professes to love with all of his heart.
Are we as christians willing to go as far as staying away from anything that defiles us. As christians we have an identity and our identity is that we have been washed with the precious Blood of the Lamb of God who is Christ Jesus our Lord.
Therefore like everything that is washed, we are clean and we need to remain that way so that when our Lord returns He will find a spotless Church.
As Daniel we need to also take a stand and be resolute in our decision. We must be as determined as he was, bold enough to say No to the meat and wine that this world offers.
The Apostle Paul admonishes us in Romans 12:1 NIV
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
If the body of man is the temple of the Holy Ghost, then man must do his part in maintaining the holiness of that temple. To do this we need not live our lives anyhow, we must not talk anyhow, dress anyhow, nor do anything anyhow, but in all that we do we must have it in our minds and hearts that we do it to the Glory of our God.
It may not always be easy but our determination to do it and our ability to actually do what we have purposed to do makes it all a worthy and an acceptable sacrifice to our God and it pleases Him.
Next time you pick out a dress to wear out think of the Lord and whether or not it would please Him to see you in it, when you have to say something to someone think of the Lord. Always think of Him before you do anything...give Him that place in your life and you will not regret it.
I love you...but God loves you more.