If you are measuring your life with the standard of the world 5 things are happening to you:
1. You are rejecting God.
In 1sam. 8:7b God said for the people of isreal to require for a king by following the ways of the world, they have rejected him.
Friendship with the world is enemity with God.
2. You are becoming ungrateful to God.
Using the world standard for your life as a Christian means you don't appreciate how far God has led you.
You saw a better leadership in the world.
It also mean you don't love God with all your heart.
In 1 sam.8:8a, the people of isreal never appreciated the victories and successes that God led them through.
3. You are into idolatry
Do not worship any other God beside me, this means do not value anything more than God.
Anything you choose as a best option against or below what God says, is competing with God in your life.
Measuring up to the standard of the world in any area of your life, is a trap of the devil to make you an idolater.
4. You don't know who you are.
The isrealite were unique because God was there king.
He was ruling them and leading them, he did remarkable things that no human king could do to his people.
Even other nations feared and envy them, because they were special and second to non.
He was ruling them and leading them, he did remarkable things that no human king could do to his people.
Even other nations feared and envy them, because they were special and second to non.
When they conform to the world they rejected their unque position.
Worldly conformity shows you don't know your worth as a child of God.
5. You will be open to oppression and slavery.
The people of isreal rejected God as their king and embrassed human king like the people of the world.
Then they became subjected to their earthly king's, some became slaves to the kings, they were oppressed and there properties were forcefully shared or even taken from them.
Because they rejected God and embrassed the world.
When you conform to the standard of the world, you can be open to attacks and oppressions because God will no more back you up.
Worldiness will make you to be against God and when you are against God, you are open to dangers.
Stand fast therefore in the liberty where with Christ hath made us free and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Gal.5:1
Worldly Standard is enemity with God, it's idolatry and could open you up to oppression.
Turn to God today, make His word the standard for your life and let the holy spirit be your guide and you will have joy, joy unspeakable.
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