Roadmap for Life – Day 8

₁₉Don't you know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and who was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourselves but to God; ₂₀he bought you for a price. So use your bodies for God's glory.

₁₂Those who think they are standing firm had better be careful that they do not fall. ₁₃Every test that you have experienced is the kind that normally comes to people. But God keeps his promise, and he will not allow you to be tested beyond your power to remain firm; at the time you are put to the test, he will give you the strength to endure it, and so provide you with a way out.

₁₃Someone else will say, “Food is for the stomach, and the stomach is for food.” Yes; but God will put an end to both. The body is not to be used for sexual immorality, but to serve the Lord; and the Lord provides for the body. ₁₄God raised the Lord from death, and he will also raise us by his power.

₁₈Avoid immorality. Any other sin a man commits does not affect his body; but the man who is guilty of sexual immorality sins against his own body.

₁All these promises are made to us, my dear friends. So then, let us purify ourselves from everything that makes body or soul unclean, and let us be completely holy by living in awe of God.

₁Drinking too much makes you loud and foolish. It's stupid to get drunk.

_29-30Show me someone who drinks too much, who has to try out some new drink, and I will show you someone miserable and sorry for himself, always causing trouble and always complaining. His eyes are bloodshot, and he has bruises that could have been avoided. ₃₁Don't let wine tempt you, even though it is rich red, though it sparkles in the cup, and it goes down smoothly. ₃₂The next morning you will feel as if you had been bitten by a poisonous snake. ₃₃Weird sights will appear before your eyes, and you will not be able to think or speak clearly. ₃₄You will feel as if you were out on the ocean, sea-sick, swinging high up in the rigging of a tossing ship. ₃₅“I must have been hit,” you will say; “I must have been beaten up, but I don't remember it. Why can't I wake up? I need another drink.”