Who said that life doesn't come with an instruction manual? I've often heard parents say that they wish their children came with instructions (particularly where the mute button is or where the 'power-down' option is located).
But you know that we do have an instructional manual, otherwise you probably wouldn't be reading this. It begins in Ephesians 4:25 and continues on through the end of that book. This is just one such location in the bible that offers a 'how to' for life.
Making these changes to my life has been easy. I want to be a better person. I want to live for Jesus. I want to go to heaven and have an eternity in the light of God. I'm not perfect at this, however. Changing the way a person lives is much like going on a diet (which is so very difficult!) We are giving up the sweetness of sin, throwing out the bags of crunchy, salty chips of desire, and saying 'no' to desserts topped with cherry lies and deceit. Replacing all that with a steady diet of bible readings, prayer, Mass, and more prayer. We are filling our 'snack times' with bible studies. We exercise in God's Word, building muscles for goodness and trimming the fat of sin. And while we may become beautiful bodies for the Lord, we will maintain our conservative dress and not parade around town in skimpy bikinis or dresses. Our beauty will be in our words, our actions, our prayers, in the fact that we live our lives not for ourselves, but for God.
Go read Ephesians 4:25 - 6:24. It's all there - everything you ever need to know about how to live your life.
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