Separation

There are two songs that are currently my favorites. "Worlds Apart" by Jars of Clay and "So Long Self" by Mercy Me. I love the lyrics of these songs. They talk about how we have to separate ourselves from, well, ourselves. We have to deny the fleshly desires that we are so accustomed to listening to and serving. That's tough for me. Sometimes it seems that all we have in this world that belongs to us is, well, us. And we do everything to please it because we know that we are not guaranteed anything else. Our nature is to be selfish.
Sometimes I wonder why God offers us eternal life when our minds can't even grasp the concept of eternity. Or He loves us in a sacrificial manner when our nature is to be selfish. I guess He is continually trying to help us tear away from our sinful, selfish nature by showing us how to go against what is natural.

Some of the lyrics from "Worlds Apart" are:
"Take my world all apart
take it now; take it now
and serve the ones that I despise
speak the words I can't deny
watch the world I used to love
fall to dust and thrown away"

That's where I want to head. Where I don't have half of my life trying to live in one sinful and natural world and the other half trying to live in unison with God and his plan.

"Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires." - Romans 8:5