Do not love the world

This world we live in has so much that takes our eyes and our hearts off of Jesus. Just look around and you can see it.

1 John 2 says "Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world - the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does - comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever."

God has put us here in this world not to conform to the world but to be a light in the darkness. Earlier in 1 John it says "If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth." Live by truth! The other day I met a very dear friend of 26 years for the day. It was truly a blessing as we shared our struggles and also that through them we want God to shape us - to teach us. We shared without judging but loving each other forward. You see, out stupid enemy is daily trying to knock us off course. He feeds us lies and frankly I am sick of it. When we hear the promises of Jesus we must claim those truths in our life. They are promises for us, his children. His promises are true every morning and our God - our creator - our Good Shepherd - loves us with a love that is perfect, without fear. He cannot deceive or trick us - his ways for us are for our good. Even those trials that you face will shape you and God is with you in the midst of them. He does not forget you.

I prayed this morning "If I ask to trust you Father, you will give me opportunities to trust."

Be ready for him to work in your life. Open up your heart to him, and in the midst of the unknowns of life, remember that you have a Good Shepherd who is doing the leading - just let him lead.

Thank you friend!