1 John 2 (The Message)
15-17Don't love the world's ways. Don't love the world's goods. Love of the world squeezes out love for the Father. Practically everything that goes on in the world—wanting your own way, wanting everything for yourself, wanting to appear important—has nothing to do with the Father. It just isolates you from him. The world and all its wanting, wanting, wanting is on the way out—but whoever does what God wants is set for eternity.
Trivia Question? Varuca Salt is in what 1971 Movie?
The answer is........................................................................
One of my favorite movies of all time is Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971 version). When I read these verses my first thought was of Varuca Salt. She wanted everything. She was a spoiled rotten little girl who thought only of herself. Here is the classic scene from the movie:
Varuca Salt -- I want it Now!
I'm so glad I'm not like that.................... I'm not am I? Don't answer that!
The truth is, I am exactly like that. As Stephanie says, "Steve has never lost an argument, he always gets his way!" I prefer to say I have been blessed! When in fact I am just as spoiled as Varuca.
I love the Lord. My relationship with my savior has grown immensely in my lifetime. That relationship continues to grow exponentially the older I get. I have seen the hand of God in my life in ways I would never imagined even 10 years ago. Part of that relationship and part of that growth as a follower of Christ is the realization that I am a deeply flawed person. I can not hide the fact that I am a sinner. One of my greatest weaknesses is my love of the things of this world. My sinful self does so much to separate myself from my heavenly father. He is doing everything he can to be near me and I am doing everything to isolate myself from him. I don't want to isolate myself from him. I know I have a long way to go to be set for eternity. I need to squeeze out the love of the world by replacing the world with things of the Lord. I am trying. I hope I am making progress. I need to do better. My greatest progress is when I can keep my focus on him. That means focusing on God not just on Sunday, not just at my devotional times, not just at prayer time, and not just as I wake. I need to focus on the things of the Lord all the time. I have said it before, I'm not where I want to be.
Dear Lord, Help me to be the person you want me to be. Help me to focus on you not the things of this world. I want your presence in my life every minute of every day of every week of every month of every year of my life. I am a sinner Lord. Please forgive me! Save me from evil. Bring me to your presence. Thank You Lord for not giving up on me. You are an awesome God! Amen!
Trivia Question? Varuca Salt is in what 1971 Movie?
The answer is........................................................................
One of my favorite movies of all time is Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971 version). When I read these verses my first thought was of Varuca Salt. She wanted everything. She was a spoiled rotten little girl who thought only of herself. Here is the classic scene from the movie:
Varuca Salt -- I want it Now!
I'm so glad I'm not like that.................... I'm not am I? Don't answer that!
The truth is, I am exactly like that. As Stephanie says, "Steve has never lost an argument, he always gets his way!" I prefer to say I have been blessed! When in fact I am just as spoiled as Varuca.
I love the Lord. My relationship with my savior has grown immensely in my lifetime. That relationship continues to grow exponentially the older I get. I have seen the hand of God in my life in ways I would never imagined even 10 years ago. Part of that relationship and part of that growth as a follower of Christ is the realization that I am a deeply flawed person. I can not hide the fact that I am a sinner. One of my greatest weaknesses is my love of the things of this world. My sinful self does so much to separate myself from my heavenly father. He is doing everything he can to be near me and I am doing everything to isolate myself from him. I don't want to isolate myself from him. I know I have a long way to go to be set for eternity. I need to squeeze out the love of the world by replacing the world with things of the Lord. I am trying. I hope I am making progress. I need to do better. My greatest progress is when I can keep my focus on him. That means focusing on God not just on Sunday, not just at my devotional times, not just at prayer time, and not just as I wake. I need to focus on the things of the Lord all the time. I have said it before, I'm not where I want to be.
Dear Lord, Help me to be the person you want me to be. Help me to focus on you not the things of this world. I want your presence in my life every minute of every day of every week of every month of every year of my life. I am a sinner Lord. Please forgive me! Save me from evil. Bring me to your presence. Thank You Lord for not giving up on me. You are an awesome God! Amen!
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