What is normal and “good” to the world is not necessarily the goodness that God bestows. It can feel like a herculean feat to choose God over swimming in the norm but as His child this what I am blessed to do and blessed in the doing. I am abundantly blessed to release the things of this world to embrace my Father’s provision.
How to say “No” to the things of the world:
Remember that I am a child of God and without God I am nothing, life is pain and confusion.
Remember to consciously give my will and life over to God so that when He speaks, I am free to be moved by Him.
Remember that the world, in and of itself, offers me nothing.
Remember to walk in the direction He leads always; even small ways create wide paths of fruitful obedience.
Remember how much He loves me—that He died to bless me abundantly.
Normally, one believes she is the center, that life is her own to do as she prefers. Commonly, one believes that her needs will be met by the world around her. Ordinarily, one feels it is heroic to be the commandeer of her own life and build with her own hands. No. When I choose God, I am saying “No” to normal and ordinary and “Yes” to life aligned with the Extraordinary!
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. 1 John 2:15
Meeting God at the Park 