Lured by the "up to" promises of the world

Up to 15mbps internet speed.
This was what my landline/internet provider offered me for a minimal amount as a bonus for my being loyal to them for so many years.  It was an offer I couldn't refuse, after realizing that the amount I would pay was so low compared to what they usually offer for that internet speed.
And the speed did increase dramatically!  What took hours to download a movie now takes an average of 45 -50 minutes.  I know it's still slow compared to other countries, but compared to my old speed this was a significant jump!  Even the opening of websites is faster.
This made me curious.  I now decided to upload an internet speed app to check just how fast my internet really was.
In the past I never really bothered to test the speed of my internet since it was just average and I was not expecting anything great.  But now that they gave me the "up to" 15mbps I wanted to see if it really reached that point.
After a number of days of testing the top speed so far averaged between 12.5-12.9 mbps.  Fast.  But not 15mbps.  I am so caught up in wondering if the speed will actually reach 15mbps that I test it about twice or three times a day!  So far it has never even reached 13mbps.
I felt like sending a note to our provider, asking them why they promise something, and then do not really deliver.  Then I realized what they actually promised - UP TO 15mbps.  They never told me that they would give me 15mbps.  They said the speed would reach up to 15mbps.  So, it could be less (which happens almost always), or it might actually reach 15mbps when they probably feel like giving it.  When it will actually happen I'm not sure.  There's a big possibility that it won't.
So, I can't argue or complain.  They are keeping their promise. 
There is obviously a play of words.  And they can't be accused of lying.  What they used to attract me, and other subscribers that they have, is the 15mbps.  Compared to 1mbps, or 3mbps, it's an attractive speed!  And that's what made me bite the offer.  I'm not complaining.  I just realized how I was lured into accepting an offer.

It reminds me of how we are so tempted to bite the bait that Satan, or the world, offers us.
Genesis 3:1-5  Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?"  (2)  The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,  (3)  but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.' "  (4)  You will not surely die, the serpent said to the woman.  (5)  For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.

I want to focus on the last statement of the devil, in verse 5.  Satan said that God knew that when she ate of it her eyes would be opened and she would be like God, knowing good and evil.  I want you to notice the "up to" of Satan.
He said "YOUR EYES WILL BE OPENED".  But he did not say how open it would be.  At that time Adam and Eve did not know evil.  All they had was the garden and God.  Yes, their eyes would be opened, but Satan did not tell them that once their eyes would be open to evil they would begin to lust for it. 
Then Satan said "YOU WILL BE LIKE GOD".  Notice his next "up to".  Satan did say that she would be like God.  But he did not tell her that she would not be God.  No one can be God.  Satan offered her "UP TO being like God", but did not tell her that it would not be exactly like that.
Eve did not notice the "up to" of the promise of Satan, and so she bit the bait.  Yes, their eyes were opened, but because they were not God sin took over their lives.

Brethren, friends, be careful of the offers of Satan, and the world.  They will offer us "up to" a certain amount of happiness, satisfaction, pleasure and fun.  But they will not tell you that it will not completely make you happy, satisfied, or filled with pleasure and fun.  In fact, the lack of satisfaction and happiness will just make us look for more, which will make us slaves of these things that only promise "up to", but do not give us the fullness of what God has to offer.

When Jesus was offering living water to the Samaritan woman in John 4, He told her:
John 4:13-14  Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again,  (14)  but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."



God promises us a greater joy than what the world offers
Psalms 4:7-8  You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their grain and new wine abound.  (8)  I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

When it comes to peace, don't you want a total peace that can truly satisfy?
John 14:27  Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

Do not be satisfied with the "up to" promises that the world offers, that Satan uses, to lure us away from the total, fulfilling and satisfying promises that our Lord has to offer!
God doesn't fool us to try and keep our loyalty to Him.  We just need to know, experience and see for ourselves that with God is a fullness of life that no one, or nothing, can offer us.