[A Friend To The World]
"Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God."
- James 4:4b
You know what?! God is just SO amazing, isn't He!? He spoke to me tonight throught this verse because of things going on in my life concerning this subject. Here lately, I have been trying to make the world proud of me.
I have been trying to get the world's approval when I should really be seeking after God's approval. Sit down and really think hard about how many times we get our focus off of God. I bet it hurts Him a lot when we say one thing and live another.
We tell God that we are so in love with Him. We tell Him we will do anything for Him and then we turn around and right after promising God, we choose the world in it's sin. We get sooo caught up in popularity, friends, and worldy possessions that we lose sight of the One who has blessed us with our very lives. We need to quit bein' a friend of sin and instead, we need to be a soldier for Christ!!!
Diving Deeper:
Read 1 John 2:15-17.....What do these verses say to you about being a friend of the world? Have you been living your life as a friend or enemy of the world? If we love the world, what does verse 15 say about love? What does this passage say about how we can bide forever with God? Are you living righteously for Christ? If you aren't, what do you think God wants you to do about it?!?!
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