1 John 2:15-16

NKJV

15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.

Contemporary English Version

15. Don't love the world or anything that belongs to the world. If you love the world, you cannot love the Father. 16 Our foolish pride comes from this world, and so do our selfish desires and our desire to have everything we see. None of this comes from the Father.

The Message

15-17Don't love the world's ways. Don't love the world's goods. Love of the world squeezes out love for the Father. Practically everything that goes on in the world—wanting your own way, wanting everything for yourself, wanting to appear important—has nothing to do with the Father. It just isolates you from him. The world and all its wanting, wanting, wanting is on the way out—but whoever does what God wants is set for eternity.

Here is my take:

I am hindering my relationship with God by wanting things I don’t need. Not being content with the Lord, and the Lord alone. Always caring about what other people think of me, rather than what the Lord thinks of me. Being too prideful to minister to people I don’t know well, for fear of how they will view me.
Always wishing I had more, should change to contentment, in what I have. Not contentment in my material possessions, but contentment in what can’t be taken away; my salvation in the Lord, my relationship with the Lord. The only thing I should pine after is the Lord and a greater knowledge of Him. He is sufficient. I should also change my attitude concerning sharing His news with others. What people think of me shouldn’t be important. What He thinks of me is all that matters. I should not love the World. I should not be taken with pride and selfishness. These are not of God.
Lord, please forgive me for the constant battle I seem to have with pride and selfishness. Please help me to let go of those things. Help me to, little by little, learn to love You and You alone. Not myself, and not the world. Help me to live my life solely for you. Give me the courage I lack, to swallow my pride and just do what ever it is You would have me to do. What can I do for You Lord. Help me know, and please don’t allow the world hinder me from accomplishing it. I want to serve you. Help me to grow, to better do so.

God is enough. We need, and should want, for nothing else. His grace is sufficient. Pride and selfishness, keep us from God.

Thank you Lord that you are enough. Thank you for Your Word. It is discipline for my soul and I am grateful. Hebrews 4:12