At times it may seem like an impossible task to survive spiritually on this earth without being overwhelmed by the spirit of the world. Not only is the world all around you physically, but with modern technology, it is inside your home and workspace, and can easily invade your everyday life. So how can you be “in the world but not of it” (John 17:14–16) when the world has become so pervasive and seems to creep into every space and corner of your life?
Picture yourself as an astronaut, on a mission in deep space. You have your space shuttle, which is filled with oxygen, but your mission is fraught with danger. There are millions of miles of space all around you. When you have to go outside your shuttle, it might seem like the odds of being swallowed up by that endless blackness are high.
But the reality is that you won’t be lost in space as long as the cord connecting you to your space shuttle is in place, which keeps you from floating away. Likewise, regardless of how seemingly all-present the spirit of the world is in the world today, it will not overwhelm you as long as you stay attached to Me and My Word.
While you are in the world, you have to filter what you allow of the world to enter into your thinking and mindset. You have to be intentional and not allow the endless flow of information to become a part of you. Do not love the world or the things of the world. This world and all its desires will pass away, but everyone who does My will and follows Me will abide forever (1 John 2:15–17).