Try to read it like it's true.
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 desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
(1 John 2:15-17 ESV)
For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.
(2 Corinthians 5:14-15 ESV)
How are you? How is your soul? Who are you living for?
Where do your thoughts go?
What are your big concerns? Where is your heart?
Really.
Take a second and think about it.
Would you give it all up for Jesus? Not in some spiritual sense. Would you give up those plans? That success? That 401k? That stuff?
Today, there is a fork in the road- to lay it all down- the opinions of other people, the money, the car, the house, the dreams. To lay down before the cross- your heart with all of it's sin and dreams and loves and idols. The alternative?
Just keep doing religion- go to church give your 10% and let your soul shrivel. I pray that the Spirit would call you back like He does me.
It seems repentance and faith are never my idea first.
