What makes us dirty? It's not what goes in us, but what comes out of us. Jesus explains this in our Gospel today (Mark 7:14-23). What comes out of us has come from our heart. The heart is what matters, our heart is what makes all the difference.
Sinful desires don't just come upon us by outside influence, they start inside our thoughts, which in turn, move into desire. Our thoughts matter far more than we realize!
Rather, each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire conceived and brings forth sin, and when sin reaches maturity it gives birth to death. ~ James 1:14-15 (NABRE)
When you are struggling with a desire you know is wrong or sinful, you must fight it. You must not fight it alone but with the help of God!
For, although we are in the flesh, we do not battle according to the flesh, for the weapons of our battle are not of flesh but are enormously powerful, capable of destroying fortresses. We destroy arguments and every pretension raising itself against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive in obedience to Christ and we are ready to punish ever disobedience, once your obedience is complete. ~ 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 (NABRE)
We must not allow out thoughts to lead to desires that are going to defile us and make us dirty. We must ask God every day to be filled with the Spirit. We must ask for and seek to have clean heart every day!
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