Be ye separate.

"Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty" (2 Corinthians 6:17, 18 KJV). If one has sewn into this world, separation from this world can be pretty hard because they have reaped from it. This makes it harder for one to give up the world because they have lived by its truths and ways. All Jesus Christ is asking is for us to surrender our whole hearts to Him in order that we may gain life in abundance. It's harder for the elders to deny themselves than it is for a child.  The elder has  dreamed about and built his life into this world, while the young child has not had the ability to do so quite yet. The elder who has built and produced gain in his life will have a tougher time denying himself, but a child has not put any self effort into the world. So, the child has a greater chance to deny themselves and follow after Jesus Christ than the elders do. That's why as a Christian it is so important to be separated from the things that so easily sway us away from Christ. There are many things in this world that are not particularly bad, but they can become habit-forming and take our time away from the altar of God and from truly following Him. The Lord says to separate ourselves from among them, the unclean things among this world. That means it will be a whole lot easier to serve Christ wholeheartedly when we decide to separate ourselves from the unbeliever and from the idols that surround us. There is really no other way we can serve God. We must put Him first in our lives. God bless you all. Amen.