Love God, Hate the world...

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever." (1 John 2:15-17.  We are in the world, but not of..the world.  The world, can't get in to us...it's ways...manners, styles, words, thots...actions.  If a boat is in the water, it's all good, but if the same water, starts getting in the boat, its NOT GOOD!  When our lives, start taking in the world, it is NOT good either.  We will sink fast, just like the boat...we cannot stay afloat that way!  Too many times, Christians, try to have life both ways.  Thinking they can have some of God and some of the world, and it'll all work out?  That is only tragedy waiting to happen!  When we have...parts of the world in us, we become like the world more and less...like the Father God.  What you have the most of inside you, is what you are closest to!  The Word of God helps to prevent the world from setting to far in to us!  Keeping daily in the Word, helps to abstain, from the worlds passions, desires, and temptations.  We can't do it without the Word, it is our strength and our guidebook.  We also need a lifeline of prayers to God.  NOT...just in trouble, but daily.  We need to have the relationship with God that is not based on just when we need Him, we run to Him, but, in that we can't make it, without meeting with HIM!  You can't go through your days, and never talk to God and expect to overcome this world.  You must, have a relationship with Christ, that is so strong, you'd never want to let Him down.  When we make excuses for excess baggage, instead of getting rid of weights that slow us down, they will be our demise.  Excuses, are our way of saying, I'm ok with this and thinking that because WE are, that GOD is OK with whatever it is too.  He is NOT ok, with sins, and once we know it's wrong, and do it anyway, it's sin.  Lord help me to be more like you.  Help me to be real.  Its sad, that we are so many times, a bad billboard, for a Christian life and walk.  When we SAY we love Him, we'll DO...what He asks, it goes hand in hand.  Our love, equals our obedience.  This world is only temporary, we are passing thru.  Don't get attached to it, or its things! They glitter, they sparkle and they lure, but they are also poisoned.  They leave you empty and feeling hurt and alone.  It does not FILL you as only Christ can!  Love God...Hate sin...it works, no other way.  Oh but Lisa, I only do this or that, on weekends, or I just do this to unwind, or God understands, its not that...bad...all excuses for weights that slow us down.  Run with endurance the race, and get rid of the things that so easily beset you.  If God hates, it we should too.  Don't play with it!  Its not a game, its life, and could mean death...if you don't get real...with it all!  Love God and HATE the world...it holds nothing for me!  be blessed!