James 4:4- “Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.”
1 John 2:15, 5:19- “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” “And we know that we are of God and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
Titus 2:11-12- “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men. Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world:”
Have you noticed that the world is directly influencing you and who you are?
The world is trying to shape you into who it wants you to be. This influence comes unnoticed often times because we don’t realize what we’re getting into when we get into it. Soon you start becoming what the world wants you to be instead of what God wants you to be. According to James 4:4, when you become a friend of the world, you become an enemy of God. Befriend God, not the world.
No one has ever just woken up one day and said, “I want to start doing drugs now,” “I am going to start drinking alcohol today,” or “I think I should get pregnant.” There is always a reason that young people or even older people choose to do these things. There is almost always an influencing factor that sways us into choosing the wrong path to travel down. People who face problems like these usually are the kind that think it can’t happen to them. But it can! It can happen to anyone, even you! All someone needs is that influencing element that tricks them into thinking it is the “cool” thing to do. 1 John teaches us not to love the world and the things of the world because the world is wicked. If one loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Don’t conform to the world. In Romans 12:2, it says “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” Self explanatory verse here. Don’t conform to the world. Accept God’s perfect will for your life and stray from what the world wants for you. Titus 2 teaches that we should deny the things of the world and live righteously and Godly. The world wants to lead you into the way of destruction. God wants to lead you into the way of righteousness. Follow God’s will and way for your life and shun the world.
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