There is so much in the world that we need less of!
· Stress
· Pain/ Sickness
· Hurt
· Gossip
· Bad News
· Worry
What the world says we need less of the things of God
· Hope
· Love
· Peace
· Joy
· Faith
o This is the, “we can take care of our self mentality”
o Being able to admit we need help opens the door for God to work
Common Mistakes
· When things get tough a lot of time we think we needless of God
· We try to do everything we can while leaving God out
· When we pray we really don’t think God can do what we ask
"how can we be less focus on the things of this world and stay my focus on jesus?"
· The Bible is very clear that this is a personal choice. You need to pray and read God's word and serve your community in Christ. If you focus on trying to be less worldly, you will fail. That approach never works. Rather, you must displace worldliness with Godliness.
1 John 2:15-17 (NIV) Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father[a] is not in them. 16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.
· In this verse, John tells you to decide and then act. "Love not the world" and "do the will of God." How do you know what to do and what God requires of you? Only by means of His Word.
2 Peter 1:4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
· How are you going to find out about those "great and precious promises" if not through His word? These promises provide the goal of a Godly life. They give us hope and motivation to persevere and keep our focus fixed on the hope of the high calling of God in Christ.
Philippians 3 (NIV)
7 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage (kjv: Dung), that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in[a] Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. 10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.
12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Things of this World by DC Talk
70 years is all we got To accumulate goods that seem to mean a lot
For the first 20 years, you're off to school
Learnin' principles and learnin' the tools
To make lots of money, the ultimate goal
Gain the whole world and yet lose ya soul
Huh, humanism is on a roll
20 gets the the knowledge, 30 years to apply
And just 20 years left for askin' why
I didn't realize what it was all about
And, was there any use in this rigorous route because
Things of this world are passin' away
Here tomorrow, but they're sure not here to stay
Things of this world are passin' away
So lay your treasure above
And start to live for Him today
All done for self in this world will pass
And all done for Christ in this world will last
Sounds like a simple task...
But everyday life seems to get in the way
No time to serve, barely time to pray
Our focal points lost and we get tossed
In the wind, cold facing the cost
Of fallin' without stallin' or even callin' the Lord
While you were blackballin'
He was waitin' for you to see the light
And find for yourself, these things are trite
Our mind transforms a want to a need
A simple process that we call greed
Ya say ya like to have money, well I do too
The problem starts when the money has you
Workin' overtime to keep up with the pace
A lifestyle that you want to embrace
But it's 2 steps from where your needs are met
You're keepin' up with the Joneses, but your all in debt
Which will lead to stress, not meeting the bills
While ya sportin' a Benz with all the thrills
The domino effect's gotcha life in check
A temporary stitch and ya livin' a wreck
Don't lay up your treasures upon this Earth
They'll soon pass away
And all return to dirt
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