What do I Love?

Do not love the things of the world. Anyone who loves the world does not have the love of the Father in him. For all that is in the world: the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and the pride of life, is not from the Father but from the world. 1john 2:15-17

Ok, at first glance we would wonder what on earth John is talking about. Why this is the day when we rescue whales off the beach, we have nature shows all about our beautiful world and we can't love it?

Fortunately John goes on to explain. The following verses tell us: 'the desires of the flesh; the desires of the eye and the pride of life.'

What are the desires of the flesh? Perhaps food, clothes, cars, stuff? Where are we fed these things? TV? Media?

What are the desires of the eyes? Lust for a man or a woman? Where do we get fed these images? Mmm! Same!

The pride of life: we'll that is how good am I! Without Christ?

I know as I focus on Him my desire is for Him and everything else is incidental, a blessing.

Yesterday I spent a lovely time with my daughter, her daughter and grandson Myer. We were just doing life together and it was fun. Next I went bowling with my son and daughters family and I had the pleasure of hanging out with them all afterwards for a barbecue and we sat around an outside fire and talked.

Sure beats hours in front of the box!