The World:Temptation in Prosperity

[url=http://girltalk.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/29/stockxpertcom_id280962_size1_2.jpg][img=79,120]http://girltalk.blogs.com/girltalk/images/2007/11/29/stockxpertcom_id280962_size1_2.jpg[/img][/url] So now my mom's got me thinking about worldliness. The fact is, that we are most in danger of worldliness when things are going well. Christmas can be a time of particular temptation because it is a time of particular prosperity. Family and friends are gathering. School is out. There are cards and gifts.  And don't forget Christmas dinner! For many of us, prosperity abounds in this season. And worldliness easily goes undetected.
[i]Where is worldliness?[/i] you ask. It is there when I prioritize holiday activities over my time with the Lord. Or when I look to the superficial joys of this season for happiness rather than the truth of God's Word.
Mr. Spurgeon warns us to beware of worldliness in prosperity:
[indent]"But another testing moment is prosperity. Oh! there have been some of God's people, who have been more tried by prosperity than by adversity. Of the two trials, the trial of adversity is less severe to the spiritual man than that of prosperity. It is a terrible thing to be prosperous. You had need to pray to God, not only to help you in your troubles, but to help you in your blessings. Mr. Whitfield once [requested prayer] for a young man who had-- stop, you will think it was for a young man who had lost his father or his property. No! 'The prayers of the congregation are desired for a young man who has become heir to an immense fortune, and who feels he has need of much grace to keep him humble in the midst of riches.' That is the kind of prayer that ought to be put up; for prosperity is a hard thing to bear."
[/indent]So let's pray this for ourselves and our loved ones: that God would "help us in our blessings." That He would give us "much grace to keep us humble in the midst of riches" this Christmas.

在繁榮那麼現在我的媽媽的被得到我考慮屬於世間的性質。事實是, 那我們是多數有屬於世間的性質的危險當事去很好。聖誕節可能是特殊誘惑的時期因為這是特殊繁榮的時期。家庭和朋友聚集。學校是。有卡片和禮物。並且不要忘記聖誕節晚餐! 為多數人的我們, 繁榮盛產在這個季節。並且屬於世間的性質容易地去未被發現。 屬於世間的性質在哪裡是? 您要求。它是那裡我給予假日活動優先在我的時間期間與閣下。或當我看對這個季節表面喜悅為幸福而不是上帝的詞真相。 Spurgeon 先生警告我們當心屬於世間的性質在繁榮: "僅其它測試的片刻是繁榮。噢! 有是一些上帝的人, 由繁榮更審判了比由患難。二次試驗, 患難試驗是較不嚴厲的對精神人比那繁榮。這是一件可怕的事是興旺的。您有需要祈禱對上帝, 不僅幫助您在您的麻煩, 但幫助您在您的祝福。Whitfield 先生[ 被請求的禱告] 為有-- 的一個年輕人一次停止, 您認為它是為丟失了他的父親或他的物產的一個年輕人。不! ' 會眾的禱告渴望為有成為的承繼人對巨大時運, 並且感覺他有雍容需要保持他謙遜在riches 中間的一個年輕人。' 那是應該被投入的這种禱告; 為繁榮是一件難的事負擔。" 如此我們祈禱這為我們自己和我們家族: 那上帝"會幫助我們在我們的祝福。" 他會給我們"雍容保持我們謙遜在riches 中間" 這聖誕節。 第二把鑰匙將一致地實踐精神學科。 聖誕節時間是繁忙的並且有總全部做。這可能是誘惑讓幾件事幻燈片。您知道想法: "事將安定在假日以後。我然後將得到回到它。" 經常時期, 精神學科可能是一去。 我們通常不感覺各處跳幾獻身次的直接作用。但, 什麼發生如果我們不得到我們的禮物及時或曲奇餅被包裹被做在大膳食之前? 那會是災害! 安培小時, 但精神學科的忽視將有更加巨大的後果。在時間期間, 我們的心臟將開始增長冷對閣下的事。並且相當數量聖誕節歡呼不會提供固定。 但如果我們制定優先權我們的時間在上帝的詞和禱告, 我們將發現更新的喜悅□早晨。喜悅那棍子在聖誕節瘋狂中間。為作為讚美詩作者說: "他們比金子珍貴的閣下的規範是不錯, 給喜悅心臟..., 比純淨的金子; 他們比蜂蜜甜的, 比蜂蜜從梳子。" 讚美詩19:8,10 至於事得到繁忙, 我們保證保留精神學科在我們的聖誕節上面做名單, 和體驗真實的假日歡呼。 喜悅對世界, 閣下來! 讓地球接受她的國王; 讓每心臟準備他室, 並且天堂和自然唱歌, 並且天堂和自然唱歌, 和天堂, 和天堂, 並且自然唱歌。