Rising Above Desires & Fears, Part 2 (TMF:2745)
Friday, November 14, 2025
Peace to Live By: Rising Above Desires & Fears, Part 2 (TMF:2745) - Daniel Litton
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People generally, for the most part, base their lives on what they can get. That’s the American way. That’s the way we are taught. We are taught to seek the things that are here, that are on this present earth. Remember, Paul would have this problem with one of his companions, where, he will say later, at the end of his life, “…Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica” (ESV). “[I]n love with the present world.” We are familiar with that, aren’t we? That’s where most of us find ourselves today. Certainly, to be fair, to some degree our world, our outer surroundings, are a bit different for us in present day society, here in America. Why, we are incredibly wealthy compared to the rest of the world. For the vast majority of us, life is good. Life generally goes well. A lot of times we get what we want. The world is good. This is our experience. All this ‘goodness’ makes it even more difficult for us to “seek the things that are above.”