They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. (John 17:16-18)
As a Christian you live in two worlds. One is the spiritual world, where you function from and the other is the physical world, where you function at. You hail from heaven above, you are just being His extended arms on earth. Therefore, the world must never become an element of love for you.
As a Christian you must never allow the world to take the center stage in your life. You must not set your affections in this world and its elements. The Bible warns us about “the spirit of the world” in 1 Corinthians 2:12: “Now we have received, not the spirit of the world , but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.” This spirit of the world is responsible for worldliness amongst Christians. But, we have received the Spirit of God, which guides us into all truth and enables us to live a life worthy unto God.
Refuse to be controlled or influenced by the systems of this present world. The Bible says: “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him (1 John 2:15). That should be your approach towards the world. Look at our main verse again, He has sent you into the world as His agent of Gospel. You are set on a purpose in the earth, stick to the purpose.
Confession:
I’m born of God! I live above this world. I function from the higher realm. Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. I influence my world with the principles of God’s glorious Kingdom to which I belong, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
