1 John 2:16-17 CEB

Everything that is in the world - the craving for whatever the body feels, the craving for whatever the eyes see, and the arrogant pride in ones possessions - is not of the Father but is of the world.

And the world and its cravings are passing away, but the person who does the will of God remains forever.  

1 John 2:16-17 CEB

Large parts of our economy, our culture, seem to be centred around the very things that John kindly let's us know are passing away, that will not last.

I found it easy to skip past the first part, but as I linger there, I find that there are things that I want that drive my choices, there are these thoughts about how others might see me or judge me based on the things I own...

Does John mean that all these things are bad?

Or that they're temporary and may pull us away from the things that will last?

There is more to a person than the sum total of their desires, their possessions, yet that is often what our culture measures.

We're invited then to consider what the "will of God" means for us today, what that might do to our choices in the small, the everyday, and in the big choices of life.

It may allow us to see some of our desires as less than helpful, to shape or shift them.

Will I allow the Spirit to nudge me today?

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