hey got this from some daily devotional by liveprayer.com. anyway its a pretty good one so felt the need to share it. yup, hope it comes into handy for whoever and whenever. have a great week all!

Loving the things of this world.

The enemy is so subtle in the way he works. One of my goals from
time to time is to expose his tricks so that you won't be fooled and have
to live through the consequences of falling into one of his many traps.
How easy we get distracted from our eternal mission and goals,
and get focused instead on the meaningless things of this
temporal world that will one day be gone.

I think about a few years ago, when millions were glued to their TV sets
watching that horrible perversion of God's plan for marriage, "Who Wants To
Marry A Millionaire". Most laughed at the show, but what a horrible message
it sent to so many without any kind of Biblical foundation about how God's
sacred institution of marriage was little more than a way for TV networks to
get ratings. Or professional wrestling, one of the most popular programs on
TV. Entertainment? Is it really entertaining to watch a huge man body slam
a woman through a table? Is that what our "entertainment" has deteriorated
to?

The reason I address these issues today is to share that even Christians can
get out of focus in their daily lives. It would be nice to assume that
everyone watching these types of programs, everyone going into adult
bookstores, everyone that buys drugs, everyone that is engaging in so many
ungodly activities each day, were simply "the lost". But unfortunately that
is not the case.

Many good, saved, churchgoing people get caught up in the things of this
world because they have allowed the temporary, short-term allure of sin to
capture their mind. They have focused on the things of this world instead
of on the things of God. For most, it happens slowly over a period of time.
But by continually focusing on the things that this world has to offer
instead of the things of God, they have ended up on roads that they never
thought they would be on.

I am not telling you that you should stop having fun. I am however, issuing
a warning to you today that when you start focusing too much on the things
of this world and not enough time on the things of God, you are inviting
major problems into your life. Remember, in the world, there is no right or
wrong. There is no absolute truth. Again, that is why I encourage you
daily to stay in the Bible, because God's Word IS ABSOLUTE TRUTH. IT IS
RIGHT AND WRONG.

The world's goal is to be politically correct and not to offend anyone. The
truth in God's Word is highly offensive to many because it lays out clearly
what is right and what is wrong, and those living in rebellion to God are
then reminded that the freewill choices they have made are not in God's
will. I guess my question for you today is, are you more concerned with
pleasing the world, or pleasing God?????

Let me close today again with a simple question, is your mind focused more
on the things of this world or the things of God? Pray about that today.
In His love and service,

Your friend and brother in Christ,
Bill Keller