Purge yourself.

“But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.” 
2 Timothy 2:20-21(KJV)

A prepared messenger is better than a prepared message. In other words God will put more time to preparing you before He uses you. I heard the story of a man of God who was praying and asking God to use him, then God answered him and said, you are not usable. Why? The answer is in our opening scripture. If you want God to work through your life mightily, you must purge yourself from dishonour.

The English Standard Version puts 2 Timothy 2:21 this way, “Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.” Why does God not want to use you in dishonour? It is because when you are living in dishonour as a child of God, you lose your power of influence. How can you loose someone else from something you are bound to yourself?

Therefore if you want to be an effective Christian or leader, you must cleanse yourself from dishonour. That is when you can truly influence others positively and effectively with the liberating power of the gospel.

PRAYER
Dear Father I turn away from all that defiles the mind and spirit. I come boldly before the throne of grace to receive mercy and to find grace to help in time of need in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read: 
Psalm 119:9, 2 Corinthians 7:1, 2 Timothy 3:14-17,
1 John 3:3.

DOING THE WORD
I encourage you to consecrate yourself to God afresh today.