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What we love acts like gravity, pulling us toward who we become and how we live. The three worldly cravings identified by Apostle John aim to entangle us with deceptive promises of what leads to the 'good life.' Yet, when we anchor our hearts in God's love and align our lives with His Kingdom, we experience the true, abundant life in Jesus.

 

"I am writing to you who are God’s children
because your sins have been forgiven through Jesus.
I am writing to you who are mature in the faith
because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning.
I am writing to you who are young in the faith
because you have won your battle with the evil one.
I have written to you who are God’s children
because you know the Father.
I have written to you who are mature in the faith
because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning.
I have written to you who are young in the faith
because you are strong.
God’s word lives in your hearts,
and you have won your battle with the evil one.

Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever."

1 John 2:12-17 (NLT)

 

For self-examination with God & conversations with trusted Christian friends:

  1. What are your loves?
  2. What are the worldly things you are craving?
  3. What may be squeezing God out from the center of your heart?
  4. What is one step you can take this week to reorient your life to the “true north” of God’s love?

 

Recommendations:

  • Worship God through the lyrics of “Better” by Pat Barrett
  • You are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit, James K.A. Smith
  • Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Sex, Money, and Power and the Only Hope that Matters, Tim Keller