{"id":2477,"date":"2015-10-09T13:50:37","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T17:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/?p=2477"},"modified":"2015-10-09T13:50:37","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T17:50:37","slug":"prayer-the-solution-to-soul-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2015\/10\/prayer-the-solution-to-soul-pollution.html","title":{"rendered":"Prayer: the Solution to Soul Pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>&#8220;&#8230;The people of Israel will learn not to stray from me, polluting themselves with sin. They will be my people, and I will be their God. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!\u2019\u201d (Ezekiel 14:11)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">We are\u00a0grateful to the wonderful people in the world\u00a0who diligently care for the earth and fight for a clean, polution-free planet. Yet, very little is said in our culture about another deadly sort of pollution: \u00a0soul pollution. Soul pollution builds up when we stray from God&#8217;s directives in His Word through sin.\u00a0What is sin? Anything that pollutes my soul \u2013 anything that is not lovely or loving or true to God&#8217;s ways\u00a0which are written for our benefit and joy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Have soul pollution? There is a solution! Let Jesus cleanse your soul!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>Dear Lord,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>I feel like Pig Pen, walking around with a cloud of yuck\u00a0following me wherever I go. I can&#8217;t cleanse my soul myself, so I come to you, Great Savior, and ask that you would irradicate\u00a0the pollution in my soul. I have allowed it to grow and fester through my actions. I haven&#8217;t followed you aright and I can barely see for the darkness around me. But today is a new day. I don&#8217;t want the road I&#8217;m on. I&#8217;m turning around and coming back to you! Will you take me? Yes, I&#8217;m convinced you will. Your Word is true and you always embrace the lost ones like me. Thank you, Jesus. As I turn from the path of pollution, I will embrace the good news that with your help, we can make something grand of this life. Hope is on the way. You are here! Bring on the fresh wind of Your Holy Spirit.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>Amen<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;&#8230;The people of Israel will learn not to stray from me, polluting themselves with sin. They will be my people, and I will be their God. 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