Week 1: Letting Go; Days 1-3

Intro: This month, March 2015, my church is going through the 30 Days of Heartwork devotional. On day 3 I decided to start posting what I learn.
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Day 3: Lust of the flesh.
Last night, I slept on the floor of my room. This morning, I took a cold shower (right before a snowstorm :D). These are exercises in getting out of my comfort zone, as well as helping me remember those who don't have access to a bed or warm water.
I confess, it was definitely uncomfortable. It took me a while to fall asleep, and once I did, I didn't sleep very deeply. And stepping into cold water is usually not the first thing I want to do in the morning. But God was with me. He pointed out that even though the water was cold, it was still cleaner than most people on this planet get to drink every day. I also had clean, dry, warm clothes to step into when I was done. Besides, I didn't waste very much because I was so fast. And even though I wasn't very comfortable last night, I still had a pillow, and enough blankets to keep me warm.
In the devotion reading, we looked at 1 John 2:15-16.
"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world." (KJV)
The particular wording of this passage is new to me. I'd never heard the term "lust of the flesh" before because it isn't in the version I read (I know, I searched for it). I was wonderig what the difference is between lust of the flesh and lust of the eyes, but I didn't have to wonder about it for longer than a split second. God reminded me of the feeling I get when I'm craving something. He convicted me of my addictions to things like sugar, entertainment, and attention. These are the things that I get a physical craving for if the thought of them enters my head. To me, then, that is what it means to have "lust of the flesh" and to love the things of this world. So over the next few days, I will be speaking with my forgiving Father about what he would have me do.