Part I Re-Cap:
* The world system is failing and has already failed for many individuals.
* We looked at what success is.
Part II:
Since success for everyone, is to strive for and achieve (or obtain) whatever
matters to them the most, and therefore their failure would be not attaining
it (whatever "it" is), why do we even bother giving ourselves to the
world? I mean, it seems that everyone is going to the grave at some point, right? And...last I
remember we don't take our "stuff" with us upon exiting, so
why do we sleep in the world's bed everyday? Mankind clearly didn't
create itself, we can see that with what we know it takes to make
another person...two people make one baby. So, at minimum either two
adults were created first in order to make one baby or two babies
were created first and taken care of by the creator until they were
old enough to reproduce. It is interesting to me as I write this
because, pridefully, I initially was assuming that two adults know
how to live and two babies don't...it is actually, adults should know
how to live and babies already do. Note: I do believe that God
created mankind, (Adam and Eve.) What do babies do all the time that
adults RARELY, if ever, do? That'll be a question my reader's can
answer if they wish later on for bonus points! The world is like a
bad hooker that, while we're blindfolded, restrained and naked, she
steals everything we have and leaves us in the dark. I have only seen
this in movies, but the metaphor is highly accurate...so why sleep
with her?...the world I mean. The only reason why we would, is
because we don't see the world for what it is (that bad hooker), we
see it as marvelous, a true beauty and we love the world instead of
and/or more than God.
From the world to God:
The only way to go from wanting the world with all our hearts,
minds, souls and strength to wanting God, is we must view God as a
greater treasure than anything the world can offer. Is this possible?
Sure, it is very possible. As God shows us (believers) who He is, in
comparison to what the world truly is, He is truly the only light in
an otherwise pitch dark room. Practically, if I am giving all of
myself to, (obeying), anything that is failing, then I too am failing
right along with it. It would be the same as, though the ship is
sinking, I am willingly riding on it to the bottom of the ocean.
However, if I am obeying anything (God in this case), that is
succeeding (or has succeeded), then I too am a success! Therefore,
achieving success, not only today but always, is only found in God,
with faith in Christ Jesus who saves us from having to obey
the world that is currently "progressing backwards," to
obeying Him.
Note: By not obeying God, we will inevitably fail miserably
and not succeed in anything. Not that God is bullying us into
following Him, just that without Him we are helpless and hopeless. If
you are tired of getting beat up and feeling like you are going
nowhere, you can stop wondering why you are here and start finding
out! Just talk to God, He is already in your thoughts and has written
His laws on your heart. All you gotta do is be honest with Him in a
conversation (prayer) and tell Him EXACTLY the way you feel and ask
Him for His guidance cause you have no idea what to do, and He will
tell you (it typically is practical wisdom...stuff that makes sense
to you and you can use and apply in your NEW life with Him) Feel free to contact me!
If you want to see more of the blessings and curses of God, read
Deuteronomy 28, and I will be discussing them in detail in later posts!
Couple of questions:
Does God have more to offer us
than the world? OR Is He worth giving ourselves to (obeying), instead
of obeying the world, and Why?
What do
babies or young children do that adults rarely, if ever, get around
to doing? And Why?
Is God the giver of good things, or
the stealer of them? What are the fruit of His Holy Spirit?
Why do some people get quickly
disappointed with God, once they begin to "obey" Him? Answer here.
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