hate what is evil

We need to begin to take our sin more seriously. Deadly seriously.

For example:

fearing the future
becoming resentful towards our own bodies
allowing our habits and OCD tendencies to inhibit us from obedience
speaking in a way that is dishonorable towards our parents
using good things to escape doing the right things
speeding
loving and desiring anything above God
wasting hours watching television and playing computer games
saying the right things for the wrong reasons
being moral without a desire to please and honor and obey God
fishing for compliments
taking advantage of grace and being careless in our discipline
being self-righteous in our thoughts towards and dealings with sinners

These are just a few off the top of my head. Lord, help me to flee from the evil one. Help me to see my own sin for the evil that it really is, and help me to not only not do what is wrong but to pursue what is right. Help me not to ask, "what is wrong with this?" but, rather, "what is right about this?" or "is this the best thing I could be doing right now?"

Lord, I realize that the most significant thing I can do with my life is to obey You and glorify You. All else is a waste of my time and a stealing of Your glory for myself--my desires, my comforts, my fears, my dislikes and annoyances, my specifications, my sin-stained, twisted, irrational, worthless point of view. Unveil my eyes, Lord, and help me to see you as the majestic and pure God that you are.

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty. The whole earth is full of His glory.

Lord, help me to display that glory in my life more and more by simple obedience.