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23But there are heights beyond computers. The apostle John said in 1 John 2:17, \and all its passions and desires will one day disappear, but anyone who does the will of God will live forever.\2. Selfishness -thinking only about self.Many millions of people build their whole world around themselves and they don't have time for God. I don't have time for God; I'm too busy with my career. I don't have time for God's purposes in my life, I've got places to go, people to see and things to do. I've got dreams, I've got plans, I've got ambition. Now these are people who are in essence saying, \ God, I know more about my life than you do. I know what's going to make me happy, I know what's going to fulfill me.\you. You think you know, but you're blowing it.\Some of you read Calvin and Hobbs,the cartoon in the newspaper. There was one I saw some time back that I thought was really cute. Calvin was looking at Hobbs and said to him, \ at peace with the world, and I'm completely serene.\Calvin said, \everything exists.\do what I want.\once everybody else accepts it, they'll be serene, too.\We laugh at that, but there are a whole lot of Calvins in the world. The world revolves around them. Once everybody else figures that out, they'll be serene, too. But when you live for yourself, you have a pretty small goal in life. But Jesus said as recorded in Mark 8:35, \ whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and the gospel will save it.\3.Fear.Among those who have not yet really committed their life to Christ, pure and simple fear is probably the most common reason. As fears come up, we ask ourselves questions like: What will it cost? If I really commit to Christ, what will God require of me if I really took His hand and let Him lead me? Would I become afanatic? What will other people think? Will I lose my secular friends? Will I no longer be cool? What if I can't keep my commitment? What if I fail?