I Want That!!

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Today, I had a lovely time reading and browsing articles of interest on the internet.  At the same time, I was watching a home decorating channel on the television,  where I saw an unusually themed house and property that totally caught my imagination.  My response was, "I want one!"  However, as the day progressed, I began to think, "When is the point one crosses from like to lust?

In 1 John 2: 15 we are told not to love the things in the world, but the truth is that most people do.  I don't  think I have met anyone that does not love things, but I think I have figured out the difference between like and lust.  When a person covets a thing to the point  he or she would do anything to have it, that is lust.  It is acceptable to like something that is lovely or fun, but if this exceeds our allegiance to God, we have a problem.  

There is absolutely nothing in this world more important than what God has to offer.  1 John 2: 17 says the world is passing away, and the lust of it;  but he who does the will of God abides forever.  I choose abiding forever.  How about you?

1 John 2:15-17

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.

New King James Version  (NKJV)
The Holy Bible, New King James Version Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.