1. MY Problem My problem =  Deceitful anxiety  Deceitful riches  Deceitful pleasures Deception!!

2. Let’s imagine a situation ( ME IN THE CENTRE ) 2 Issues – 1) Who am I to take central place? 2) What about everybody else? Jesus said: 1) “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength.” 2) “Love your neighbor as yourself”.

3. Jesus in the centre Jesus …but we are not nobodies!  God called us, chose us, loved us for a purpose.  God’s children, Jesus’ younger brothers.

4. The real problem  Deceitful  Anxiety  Riches  Pleasures Destroy us! Go against God’s righteous and loving requirements!

5. God’s love is the answer  E.g., regards the sexual area remember marriage is God’s idea not yours!  His idea  In His time  His way  For His purpose  God’s love endures forever.

6. Deception? or Devotion?  Who will keep us from deception and distractions?  Jesus will  God’s love.  God’s righteousness. 2 Corinthians 11:3 But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.