Many people do not know that it costs more and requires more effort to live wicked than to live holy. The main reasons are that when we are not living holy, we do not have the support of God as we do when we live holy. I know the pain and wounds of not living in holiness. So I want to share some of the effects to help you avoid them:

• separation from God
• always stressed
• unanswered prayers
• satan entrance
• bad example

Sseparation from God

Have you ever been around someone who has very bad breath? Can you imagine that person standing in front of you and talking to you with breath that smells like a garbage truck? Sounds nice? You wouldn’t want to have a “close” conversation with that person, would you? Can you imagine sitting around them for a long period of time? Wouldn’t that make you want to vomit? When we live an ungodly lifestyle, it separates us from God.

When God created man, His intention was not for us to be separated from Him, but for us to have fellowship with Him. However, after Adam and Eve sinned, things changed. His eyes were opened because of his sin. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized that they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made blankets. Then his man and his wife heard the voice of the Lord God as he walked in the garden. in the breeze of the day, and hid themselves from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But Jehovah God called to the man: Where are you? (Genesis 3:7-9)

You notice that after they sin, they hide from God. That is what happened to those who are not living a holy lifestyle. They try to avoid going to church or having conversations that talk about sin. I used to be like this. There were times in life when I did not live holy and during that time I tried to avoid having conversations about holiness as much as I could.

My relationship with God was growing day by day. Although he went to church, he did not listen to the word. I heard it, but I didn’t hear it. There is a difference.

Sometimes I wonder why God seems so far away from me. She couldn’t feel his presence at all or hear his voice. The worst thing for any Christian is to feel separated from God. When that happens, all hope seems to be lost.

always stressed

There are certain factors in our lives that are caused by not living well. For example, when someone is living wickedly, he is always on guard to make sure no one sees him. I can identify with that.

I remember the time in the dorms making sure no one was around when I knew a certain show was about to air. I made sure I was in a position to change the channel or website every time someone came up. That caused me a lot of stress because I was constantly worried that someone would find out some of the things I did behind the scenes. Sometimes I would wonder if anyone saw anything, which made me very nervous.

unanswered prayers

Have you ever wondered why God doesn’t answer some of your prayers? Part of the reason could be because you are living a life full of sin. You cannot please God while living in the flesh. “Walk in the Spirit, and you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16) When there is sin, especially willful sin in our lives, and we are not obeying the word, God does not listen to us. Isaiah 50:2 tells us: “But your iniquities have turned you away from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that you do not hear ”and Psalm 66:18 says:“ If I look at iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not listen to me “

Prayer is a way of verbalizing our needs and desires to God. It can be very frustrating to pray the same prayer for a while and not get any answer from the Lord. I’ve been there and it doesn’t feel right. Make sure you live holy and pure before God so that He can answer his prayers.

the entrance of satan

Satan is very cunning deceitful. He knows exactly how to “nudge” certain areas of our lives without us even realizing it. I wasn’t caught up in my sexual sins (lust, pornography, masturbation) in one day. The more I feed it, the more it grows.

When I first started wanting women, I started with just one look for about two seconds. As time went by, the more he watched, the more he watched. Before I knew it, I was already trapped in it.

Same with pornography, it started with browsing the web without any intention of going to a pornographic website. Then a thought came to my mind, “why don’t you write such and such?”, so I thought it wouldn’t hurt to look at the girls in short skirts. From then on, I couldn’t stop coming back to those websites.

This is the numerical way Satan uses to trap people into sexual sin or sin in general. Has this thought ever come to your mind, whether someone persuaded you or just yourself, “it doesn’t hurt to try.” That’s all he wants you to do, just one try. This is how most people get addicted. It only takes one to get it.

Look at Adam and Eve. They only ate the apple “ones” and caused suffering to the entire human race. The more you understand how the enemy operates, the more you will understand that “we are not ignorant of his schemes” (2 Cor. 2:11). Don’t let it “hang”.

Don’t give the enemy any room to influence your walk with God. If that means you don’t watch TV for a certain amount of time, do it. We all have our struggles and God understands. But there is a difference between someone who struggles and gets help, and someone who struggles and doesn’t ask for help. The enemy always attacks those who want freedom from him. He knows that those who are set free will be free forever. However, those who are struggling and don’t seek help, he cares less for them because he knows he has total control over them. Satan goes around day and night looking for those who devour me. I know sometimes we all slip and fall. When that happens, dust yourself off, get up, and keep running. God is running with you. He wants you to earn more than you want to earn. He is more concerned with your holiness than with you.

Bad example for others.

You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do you light a lamp and put it under a bowl, but you put it on its lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and praise your Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 5:14-16) When you are not living the “Christian” life, it causes others to question your faith Why? Because you say one thing but do another. When that happens, people start to question more than just your faith. They question your integrity. You won’t be very effective when people see you as “do what I say and not what I do” , Christian.”

If we are going to preach the word of God, we must also live the word of God. Our lives must be a living testimony of what we preach. When we fail to do that, it causes others to flee from Jesus. Have you ever heard people say something like, “I want to be a Christian or go to church, but church people are corny” I’ve heard that a number of times.

I thank God for not letting anyone know that during the time that I am “Christians do what I say and not what I do”. Please learn to live what you preach. Remember that the Jesus most people will know is the Jesus in you. I want you to ask yourself this question, is Jesus in you touching the lives of others? If not, then you really have to examine yourself.

There are so many effects of not living a holy lifestyle. The above are just some of them.

Examine your relationship with the Lord. What are some of the things you do that don’t please God? If you don’t know, take a few minutes to evaluate your walk with God. Ask God to show you what is in your life that is making you unsuccessful. What prevents you from serving God with all your heart?