5 Godly Ways To Enjoy Yourself As A Christian

Written by Tunde Korede

Enjoying yourself as a Christian is not sinful or demonic. People of the world avail themselves of array of sinful enjoyment opportunities.

Worldly people drink themselves into a stupor and they catch fun by having sex with several ladies.

Also, they listen to ungodly songs just to make themselves happy.

Hence, as true Christians, we are not to be conformed to this world (Rom 12:2). The Bible does not condemn enjoyment but frowns at worldliness.

Why A Christian Should Have Fun

In this article, we shall consider the five godly ways through which we can enjoy ourselves as believers.

• Eating Good Food

Nehemiah 8:10
NIV: Nehemiah said, “Go and ENJOY CHOICE FOOD and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

In the above passage, the Israelites had just settled in their own towns.

And Nehemiah, the Governor, announced to them that they were to enjoy themselves.

How were they supposed to enjoy themselves? They were to eat choice food and also have sweet drinks.

That is, they were to prepare the food they wanted to eat not the food that was available to them.

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For instance, you may want to eat Rice but what you have is Yam. So, this passage implies that you get Rice for maximum enjoyment.

As provided by the scriptures, you can enjoy yourself by eating what you want, if you have the money.

Don’t go and borrow to eat your choice food. If you have won a contract. You may decide to celebrate it with your family.

More so, you can ask your wife to prepare the food the family would like to eat. By this, you are enjoying yourself in a godly way.

Eating good food, balanced diet and rich food promotes godly enjoyment for a good Christian.

• Have A Soft Drink

Nehemiah 8:10
NIV:Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and SWEET DRINKS, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

A Christian can enjoy himself or herself by drinking good drinks. In take of strong and alcoholic drink is not advisable for a Christian.

Don’t be like the unbelievers who would celebrate their victory using alcoholic drinks.

At times, they end the celebration having the biggest hangovers. Some of them would display like a lunatic when they are under the influence of alcohol.

My friend, you don’t have to do that. Get good drinks, or any drinks that will not make you have hangovers and enjoy yourself.

Drinking sweet drinks is another way of enjoying oneself as a Christian.

• Listening To Good Music

Ecclesiastes 7:5
[5]It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to HEAR THE SONG OF FOOLS.

Listening to songs that revives the soul of a Christian is another way of enjoying oneself.

While the people of the world listen to demonic songs sang by people under the influence of cannabis and alcohol.

Believers should be mindful of the songs they listen to. It pays to heed the rebuke of the wise than to listen to songs of fools.

The Song of the fool is the song that promotes sinfulness, worldliness and sexual pleasure.

Types Of Songs

However, a healthy song is the one that is appealing within the hearing of a good Christian.

As you celebrate good things, spice it up with good music and enjoy yourself.

• Exercise

1 Timothy 4:8
[8]For bodily exercise profiteth little…

Bodily exercise profiteth little. Exercise has some advantages for Christians. And we can make ourselves happy through active exercise.

Furthermore, you can make yourself happy by watching sporting activities. I love the game of football because it makes me happy.

Sometimes, you can engage in active exercise. You can play football with your wife, if your wife loves it.

There are other games you can play with your spouse to promote happiness. Enjoy yourself with your good friends by performing physical exercise.

Physical exercise will keep you active and strong. It will make you enjoy your day.

Additionally, watching the game you love at leisure time will facilitate your joy and happiness.

• Rest

Esther 9:17
[17]On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the SAME RESTED THEY, and made it a day of FEASTING AND GLADNESS.

The Jews rested and made that day a day of feasting and gladness. Taking a day out to catch fun isn’t a bad idea.

Christians can enjoy themselves by going out to recreational centres, tourism centres or stadia.

Nothing is wrong with you if you decide to rest and make yourself happy. Don’t kill yourself by being a workaholic.

Dear friend, take time to rest. If you need to sleep, please do. As it is usually said in pidgin “body no be firewood.”

Summary

• Christians are not to be conformed to this world in order to enjoy themselves.

• God is not against godly enjoyment, He is only against worldly enjoyment. Play with your spouse and children.

• Be a good listener, a person who selectively listens to good songs.

• Biblically, eating choice food and having sweet drinks are not sinful. But, another way of catching fun.

Source: http://www.tundekorede.com/5-godly-ways-to-enjoy-yourself-as-a-christian/

Please, read and let me know your thought on it.

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Chapelbeatz:
But there is nothin to read na

Please, click on the link that was shared below, sir. You'll find the full article there.
http://www.tundekorede.com/5-godly-ways-to-enjoy-yourself-as-a-christian/

Good

Thanks

I'm only waiting for the ungodly ways to enjoy list.

Nice one.
You should have used wine instead of soft drinks, then explain further.

The type of nonsense most of y'all write on Sunday mornings makes me cringe.

Rest
Eating food and
Exercise

These by your estimations, are ways of 'enjoying yourself'. Sunday's are specially reserved for pointless topics.

Okay

This applies to every human and its common sense

I agree with all except the alcohol..im not a drinker but I do not believe it is expressly forbidden

i need help with the music one...im almost addicted to music...

How are those things fun?

sex nko

TundeKorede:


Source: http://www.tundekorede.com/5-godly-ways-to-enjoy-yourself-as-a-christian/

pls when will you guys talk about naija and whats happening how does this move the nation forward

We can speak in tongues and miss heaven.

We can "win souls" and miss heaven.

We can see vision and miss heaven.

We can prophesy and still miss heaven.

We can cast out devil and miss heaven.

We can perform miracles and still miss heaven.

We can read the whole Bible and miss heaven.

We can attend all church services, fellowship activities and camp meetings and miss heaven.

We can have anointing and miss heaven.

We can have all spiritual gifts and miss heaven.

We can be rich, prosperous and wealthy and still miss heaven.

We can give and sow seeds and still miss heaven.

We can wield power and be influential and still miss heaven.

We can have a powerful voice to sing and miss heaven.


But we cannot LIVE A HOLY LIFE and miss heaven.


HOLINESS IS THE REAL DEAL!

*"Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God." (Leviticus 20:7)*

*"O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth." (Psalm 96:9)*

*"Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord." (Hebrews 12:14)*

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Evangelism. Let us win a soul for Christ. Amen!

HAPPY SUNDAY

Non believers or ‘worldly people’ do all the things listed here as well. So there’s nothing unique there

Every Sunday night i always carry olosho

Hypocrites everywhere...


why not say the truth and shame the devil...

Sex was made for the enjoyment of married couples so why exclude it

People just wake up, hallucinate and try with their knowledge to dictate what you feel everyone should do which is common sense and you said sweet drinks. There is something wrong with Africans, better trace your root and leave white man and his religion.

And why not add SEX with your SPOUSE to the list? Or is that one forbidden too?

OP must be a very boring person.

Just be in God's presence
In His presence is fullness of joy; at His right hand are pleasures evermore.

Nonsense! I don't need a bleeping manual on how to enjoy myself

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"Something is horribly wrong and you must be seriously worried with a religion that makes you, not God and His will, the centerpiece of its focus and activities".

I'll do that when I go back to Japan my home country not in this regime.. Lol


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Have a soft drink..

It's Jedijedi that will kill you

godly enjoyment...

creolehunt:
The type of nonsense most of y'all write on Sunday mornings makes me cringe.

Rest
Eating food and
Exercise

These by your estimations, are ways of 'enjoying yourself'. Sunday's are specially reserved for pointless topics.

What's wrong with eating food, having a rest and a good exercise?
How is it pointless?
eeeh!

Paulo3ree:

What's wrong with eating food, having a rest and a good exercise?
How is it pointless?
eeeh!

Nothing wrong with those.

But, they are not necessarily 'enjoyment'.