Sep 22, 2017
In this episode, we’ll be in 1 Corinthians, chapter seven, verses 1-24. It’s entitled, “Right Where God Wants You” and has to do with a believer accepting the circumstances of his life even as he embraces his new-found relationship with Jesus. Salvation is intended to change our hearts, not necessarily our circumstances or surroundings. Of course, if we are living an immoral lifestyle prior to coming to Christ, God would want us to not only repent of it but walk away from it. But Paul’s emphasis in these verses has much more to do with the grey areas of life that accompany our salvation. If we’re married when we come to faith, we should stay married, even if our spouse is still an unbeliever. If we were single when married, there is no reason we cannot stay single. If we were pursuing a certain career path when we came to know Christ, we should keep on keeping on. Salvation is intended to change our lives from the inside out. But we can sometimes lose focus and start worrying about making external changes. It is easy to think that, since God has provided us new life in Christ, we should pursue a NEW LIFE in Christ. But pursuing a career change, an alteration to our marital status, or a radical departure from our normal way of life is not what God is looking for. Sometimes the greatest lesson we can learn from our conversion is that of contentment.