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How Can We Overcome Worldliness? Pt. 3
Continuing our look at what we can do to not love the world or the things in the world, here are three more attitudes and actions we can develop to help us to not go along with the world’s way of doing things.
Seek things that are above
Writing to Christians who were struggling to understand the implications of their faith in Christ, the apostle Paul told the Christians in Colossae, “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on the earth” (Col. 3:1-2). To overcome worldliness, we will have to be mindful of what we seek, consume, and focus on what. What we give our energy and mental attention to is up to us. If we spend our time and energy craving what we do not have, longing after sinful things, or tied up primarily in the things of this. World, it will be impossible to overcome worldliness.
Instead, we should intentionally dwell on “whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise” (Phil. 4:8). We will always find what we are looking for (Matt. 7:7). When we are struggling with worldliness, we must spend some time meditating on heaven, getting involved in the work of the church, and being around positive spiritual influences as much as possible.
Ask the right question
It is easy to become a friend of the world when we are motivated by the wrong question. Let me explain. So often, when seeking to discern the will of God in our lives and what we should do to please Him, we ask ourselves “is this a sin?” One drink of alcohol, one step too far, one small lie, one little piece of possible gossip, one hateful word, one time forsaking the assembly just because, and we may ask ourselves, “is it really a sin?” (There are only a few “lists” of sins in the New Testament—see Rom. 1:21-32; 1 Cor. 5:9-10; Gal. 5:19-21; Col. 3:5-6; 1 Tim. 1:9-10).
The problem with “is it a sin?” being our motivating question in life is that God has called us to do more than just avoid what is explicitly described as sinful in the New Testament. We are here to shine God’s light and be ambassadors for Christ. When my operative question in life is, “is it a sin?” I can look and act just like the world in almost every single way but just not go as far as everybody else does.
The Bible tells us that, instead of “is it a sin?”, our operating question should be, “is it excellent?” There are many things that, though not explicitly sinful, are still not good, righteous, holy things. As Christians, we must not only consider ourselves but those around us. An action might not be a sin technically speaking, but that doesn’t mean that we are letting our light shine, building others up, or becoming more like God through the behavior. We may also be setting ourselves up to be a friend of the world by seeking things that “aren’t technically sinful” but will draw us in deeper love with the world and further from our Father.
Paul’s prayer for the Philippians is as relevant for us as it was for the original recipients: “And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ” (Phil. 1:9-10). The path to worldliness isn’t always paved with glaring sin. It’s often paved with apathy, comfort, and passivity.
Remember the timeline
God has given us great insight into the future. We can be sure of what God’s Word says about what is yet to come because God reigns over the future. When we are struggling with worldliness, it is helpful to keep God’s timeline in mind. The Bible tells us that “the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever” (1 Jn. 2:17). The things in the world that draw our attention and stand between us and living for God are temporary. They are doomed to pass away. They are not worth trading eternity for! We must remember that “here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come” (Heb. 13:14).
When we take hold of our heavenly citizenship and realize that we are just passing through this life, we can be “people of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God” (2 Pet. 3:11-12). The world is passing away so let’s live for heaven and seek to bring as many people as possible with us!