What do a mouse in the bathroom and termites in the walls have to do with your spiritual life? More than we like to admit. We talk about the subtle way Christians can “live with” spiritual pests: tolerated thoughts, excused habits, and private compromises that slowly weaken the foundation of faith and credibility. Peter’s words in 1 Peter 1:13-14 push us past more information and toward real application, where belief finally shows up as behavior.

We break down four early steps for staying clean in a corrupt culture without isolating from the world: prepare your mind for action by tightening what you let into your thought life, stay sober minded by gaining emotional self-control under pressure, fix your hope completely on the future grace of Jesus Christ, and start breaking old patterns tied to former desires. Along the way, we unpack what it means to be “obedient children” and why obedience is the one family likeness that should mark every believer, no matter how different we are.

If you feel the cultural undertow pulling you toward “everybody’s doing it,” this conversation offers a clear framework for resisting conformity and choosing integrity that looks like Jesus in everyday work and everyday decisions. Listen through, then share it with a friend who’s been fighting the same battles and leave a review so more people can find the show.

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Steps to Staying Clean (1 Peter 1:13-16)