“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 desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.”
‭‭1 John‬ ‭2:15-17‬ ‭ESV‬‬
https://www.bible.com/bible/59/1jn.2.15-17.esv

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This stands out because John says, “For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.”  How do we live in the world, but not of the world?  It’s ok to enjoy things of the world, but how many of those things do you put above God?  For all of us, there is typically a couple things that compete with God for our attention. Is there a reason you haven’t had a regular quiet time?  What distracted you?  Please pray that we and our friends ask God what things compete with Him. Please pray for Newt’s group.