Not Everything Is Beneficial

If you want to fulfill your dream, you must fix your eyes on it and not get caught up in anything that won’t take you there. Please understand that prioritizing creates useful limits on your choices.

In the first part of 1 Corinthians 6:12, Paul wrote, “‘Everything is permissible for me’—but not everything is beneficial.” Even though we have permission to do everything we want to, “not everything is beneficial” for us. You have to determine what is beneficial based on the needs of your vision. The second part of that verse is a very powerful statement: “‘Everything is permissible for me’—but I will not be mastered by anything”

(emphasis added). Even though you can do anything in life, the only things that should master you are the things that will take you to your goal. Of course, that goal should be what pleases and glorifies God.

Remember, even if something is good, that does not necessarily mean it is beneficial to fulfilling your God-given vision. For example, when you are traveling along a highway, there are dozens of exits you might take. Is there such a thing as a “bad” exit? No, they’re all good, legitimate routes. Many of them lead to helpful services, such as hotels, restaurants, or gas stations. Therefore, is there anything that makes an exit “bad” for you? Yes—if it doesn’t lead to your desired

destination. Ask yourself, “Which activities are aligned with God’s purposes for me? What will move me toward my goal?”

Prayer: Father, please lead me by Your Holy Spirit. Give me the wisdom to choose the things that are truly beneficial to me and not to become involved in things that will pull me away from my goal. In Jesus’ precious name, amen.

Thought: “Everything is permissible for me, but not everything is beneficial.”

Reading: Jeremiah 3–5; 1 Timothy 4

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