Captured by the enemy

“Abstain from fleshly lusts (worldly desires) which wage war against the soul.” (1Pe 2:11) I have often seen the ravages sustained by a heart captured by the world. I have seen men captured by materialism, immorality, ambition and competition. Women are deceived into living hollow lives when the world convinces them that external beauty is most important. (1Pe 3:3-4) Neglecting their inner beauty, in search of love, they go to great lengths to modify their external appearance. Hair, make up, jewellery, clothing, surgery, anorexia, bulimia, death. Beware of the world’s values. They lure you into a trap that results in captivity and estrangement from the kingdom that Christ desires for you. Avoid becoming a prisoner of the world rather than free in Christ.