tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293021585820584668.post6858186701671250782..comments2023-08-26T19:57:53.134-05:00Comments on There's no place like Home: 1 John. .Week 3. .DiscussionMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10476707833109337386noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293021585820584668.post-10017818381963581672013-10-22T07:58:04.217-05:002013-10-22T07:58:04.217-05:00Thanks Connie for your candid comments!! Loving th...Thanks Connie for your candid comments!! Loving the world and the things OF the world is such a struggle!! There are so many things to distract us from our true focus!! I appreciate all of your thoughts!! They bless ME!!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476707833109337386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293021585820584668.post-58040485897813048292013-10-19T21:41:44.561-05:002013-10-19T21:41:44.561-05:00Week 3 assignment
1) What does God expect from ME...Week 3 assignment<br /><br />1) What does God expect from ME?<br /><br />a) The phrase “love one another” is stated 5 times: 3:11,23; 4:7,11,12. <br />5 times in just 2 chapters… do you think there’s a message there? It’s very easy for me to love the “lovely” but loving the “hard to love” is just… well… hard. <br /><br />b) 2:15-16 “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, 16 because all that is in the world (the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the arrogance produced by material possessions) is not from the Father, but is from the world.” NET<br />So… we aren’t supposed to love the things of the world… the eye candy, the have to haves, the things that make us look like the world.. cussing, shows we watch, jokes we tell, things we long for, recognition, emotions met…<br />So… if I love the Father, I start to look like Him but if I love the world, I start to look like “it”<br />Then how do the verses 3:1; 3:13; 4:4-5 reflect on me… Does the world know me or hate me or hear me? Is the power in me (God) greater than the world or am I trusting on my own power. When people see me, who do I reflect? God or the world… All of that may not make much sense to anyone else (I’m not great at expressing myself) but it did to me. I cannot love God and the world at the same time. If my desire is to love/please/abide in the Lord, I have to let go of the desire for the world to love/accept/hear me… I can’t have it both ways.<br /><br />2) If I am up to the challenge describe a sinful attitude/act/issue in my life that God brought to light while I was reflecting on it this week.<br /><br />My list:<br />1. Loving people…<br />2. Idols… putting people, certain things before my relationship with the Lord 1John 5:21<br />3. Holding onto my hurt feelings which makes #1 even harder<br />4. Allowing small issues to become HUGE in my mind… I too have those “scenarios, complete with dialog going through my head”<br />5. Expecting others to see what I see and do something about it!! REALLY<br />ALL of the above affected me in one way or another this week. There was one time when I was telling Scott that I needed to call my doc to change my meds. It felt like my hormones were totally out of whack, I felt like every nerve was tightly wound up.. it actually kinda hurt. After a bit of reflection, I wonder if it was my ugly sin nature… God vs the world doing battle for my soul…<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com