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activities of the world rather than from

fellowship with God.
But trying to derive lasting pleasure

and fulfillment from the activities and

things of the world can be compared to

taking a “drug” that temporarily gives

relief from either physical pain or

emotional instability, and then when the

effect of the drug wears off, it’s necessary

to take another dose — and sometimes

the dosage needs to be increased in order

to bring about the same relief, which can

sometimes lead to life-threatening

overdoses. In the same sense, a life lived

in search of fulfillment from the temporary

pleasures that the world has to offer can

be addictive and even destructive because

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