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1 John 2: 15-17
15 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 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world. 17 And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. (ESV)

Do not love the world hould not be read as an utter rejection of the world, for "God...loved the world" (John 3:16). Rather, John warns against devotion to a world system that is opposed to God. So believe me when I say that our society's system is completely on the other side of the spectrum to where God wanted for us to be. I always payed attention to the part in the scripture where it said pride in possessions...but ever since being at CTS (Christian Training school) I have began to fast from different types of media...movies, music (of all kinds...yes even christian music), and facebook primarily. I have felt a drain of all that going out of my system and have been able to devote a lot of time to seeking God and knowing what he wants from me. I have also realized how much of a slave I was to my music. Thus the passage that says "...the desires of the flesh..." has struck me hard. I unconsciously would get in my car/anything else and have a need to play music...it was an addiction! I have since quieted my soul and have been able to really hear God. I am a firm believer that the devil has used all of our mass media options to stray our hearts and minds from God...and I will be the first one to admit falling to it wholeheartedly. My media addiction has been a thief to my relationship with God and I intend to pursue God now with everything in me and allow God to use and guide me as he sees fit. Leonard Ravenhill once said... "Do the things of this world disgust you....or do they fascinate you?" Wow! How powerful is it to finally realize how fascinated I was of the things of the world...things that were not necessarily bad but still got in the way. I can only hope that God continues to illuminate things in me and to sanctify my heart for his use...and his use only.