NOT OF THIS WORLD

I have a sticker on my car and the letters are NOTW. sometimes people think it says NOW with a cross through the middle. Either way I get lots of questions about what it means and so I am going to try to explain.

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In John 17:16-19 Jesus prays for his disciples--They are not of this world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. For them I santify myself, that they too may be truly santified.

Okay. . . so this is confusing. . .right? . . .I will do my best.

**a couple defintions that will hopefully make this all easier to understand. Disciple= Anyone who believes in Jesus is his disciple. Santify=to make holy; santification is the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit in the hearts of believers. Holy= set apart for God; belonging to God. Holy Spirit- the third person of the trinity; he lives and works in the hearts and minds of believers.

Here I go. . .I am a disciple of Jesus, therefore He is praying for me. He is saying that as He(Jesus) is not of this world neither am I(or any of His believers). He is praying that I/we will be santified by the truth(the truth = God's word=The Bible). This truth, if I believe in it, will make me holy. If I am holy then I belong to God and not this world.

Yes, I live in this world-- but I do not belong to this world. I belong to God. To me that means I try not to let things of this world run my life like money, fashion, media, material possesions, worry, etc. --these things are of this world. God is love, trust, faith, forgiveness, forever, and much much more. These are what I try to focus on. Now don't get me wrong I am not perfect. . .I still struggle with things of this world and probably always will but my goal is to focus on God and not things of this world.

I hope this helps you understand better what the sticker on my car stands for.

Good night and sweet dreams!

with love, momma avila