Advice from Susanna Wesley to her son John Wesley

Advice from Susanna Wesley to her son John Wesley

by John Salazar -
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"Whatever weakens your reasoning, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off your relish for spiritual things; in short, whatever increases the authority of the body over the mind, that thing is a sin to you, however innocent it may seem in itself."  - Susanna Wesley

You might not consider this quote as "inspirational," but I find that it helps keep me grounded.  I am a man and I am a sinner.  Though God loves me as a sinner, in order to follow God's commands in my life, I need to recognize the things to take me away from God's Will however innocent they may be to others (for example, excessive watching of ESPN & Netflix!).