Two words that are nearly synonymous are the words “worldliness” and “materialism”. A dictionary definition of “worldly is, “of, relating to, or devoted to this world rather than spiritual things”. The same source defines materialism as, “a preoccupation with or stress upon material things rather than spiritual”. There really can be little argument that in this present society in which we now dwell, there is much more emphasis on the material things of this earthly life than on things spiritual. Most are much more concerned with the here and now than in the then and there. Though we recognize that there are many people in this land that live in poverty, it must also be recognized that this is one of the most affluent times and places of man in the history of mankind. It is really easy to get wrapped up in not just making a living but in making a better living for oneself and accumulating more and more of this world’s blessings. This ease is one of the reasons that it is so deadly.