{"id":932,"date":"2011-03-11T16:17:35","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T21:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heartofgraceministries.com\/blog\/?p=932"},"modified":"2012-02-22T14:23:55","modified_gmt":"2012-02-22T19:23:55","slug":"the-everyday-word-consider-your-environments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heartofgraceministries.com\/blog\/the-everyday-word\/the-everyday-word-consider-your-environments\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider Your Environments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Psalm 139:7-8<\/strong> &#8211; Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>I know people think I made a mistake with the title, but I truly meant to say the word \u201cenvironments\u201d. As we go about each day, we are in more than just one place in an ideal world. And in every setting are all kinds of things that you have to face. Some of these things might be encouraging to you, and some of them may attempt to pull you down.<\/p>\n<p>If and when you are in control of being able to eliminate the vices and things that are hurting your walk with God, then I suggest you cut them loose. This may mean an item, a person or a place, but it is well worth the sacrifice. Sometimes we have to pay a price to draw closer to God, but it will always humble us and put us in a better place. Try not to think of it as losing things, but more along the lines of gaining better surroundings for God to exist in your life.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a tough subject, but it\u2019s one we have to remember. You\u2019ll be surprised what you will see if you just take a minute to look around. God will help you with this, and you are not alone!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">&#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/p>\n<h2>Put Into Practice:<\/h2>\n<p>Examine the day that you just went through today or even the one you had yesterday. Think about all parts of the day that was leading you into a place that was discouraging or disheartening. It could have been a topic of conversation or even something that you may have been doing without even knowing what it would end up doing in the long-run.<\/p>\n<p>Take just one part of anything that you found and dedicate your following day to focusing on not allowing this to occur again. Remove yourself from the conversations or the objects that would hinder you from being in joy or at peace. 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