in the light of His glory and grace

"People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without selfcontrol, brutal, not lovers of good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God-- having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them." 2 Timothy 3:2-5

"Having a form of godliness but denying its power." Our world is so like that. They believe in God and go to church but they haven't and don't want to access the power. They are content with being good people, going to church, and being kind to others, but they don't want to fully lay down their lives. Remember verse 2? They want to satisfy themselves. They want only a "form of godliness". So they become lovers of money, boastful, proud.. you get it. Not lovers of God. Loving him fully with all our heart is what keeps our eyes turned from ourselves, our desires.

But be encouraged..

"In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil men and imposters will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:12-16

Turn your eyes upon Jesus

Look full in His wonderful face

And the things of Earth will grow strangely dim

In the light of His glory and grace