Posted this in one of my blogs today but it fits in the Pet Sin category too so reposting it here... 11/7/14
Addictions....food and otherwise.....nasty little creatures aren't they? While I have made some progress in a positive way and 30 so pounds lost....It seems I am now spinning my wheels as compromise is starting to slip in. Not a good thing at all. I still have 100's of pounds to loose and it is far to early to see compromise creep in.
Whether food, smoking/nicotine, drugs, sex whatever the addiction...How far will we go to feed that addiction? Will we lie about it, steal to support it, sneak around and do it anyway?
How much do we really trust God to help us become victors over these bad habits that are ruining our body temple that God wants to dwell in? Do we really want the victory over these addictions?
Or are we harboring feelings of being deprived of something, that what ever the addiction it is really not that bad? I mean aren't we suppose to get some sort of enjoyment out of life?
Instead of trying to rationalize our pet sins maybe we should cry out to God to help us to overcome them instead...are any addictions good for us really? Sure it may taste good, it may sooth our nerves just for a moment, maybe it gives us a high that might be missing in everyday life and then the it feels oh so good......and then the let down...I look and feel horrible because I ate too much, I risk heart attack, breathing problems and now I have to use a machine to breath, I can't stop taking this drug, and now I feel worthless because they don't like me anymore I gave them what they wanted and now they have moved on to someone else..... Is any of this really worth it?
When will we see the potential that God sees in us? How can we have eyes that sees the finished product of perfection that God sees when His work is complete in us? Isn't this where our eyes of Faith and Trust in God comes in?
The war still rages everyday in our lives and satan an his evil whispers in our ears everyday to separate ourselves from God.....When will we see that our only hope and our only help comes only from our Father God who loves us with an everlasting love? When will we submit ourselves to the only one who can save us from ourselves?
Just how far will you go to keep your addiction? How far are you willing to let God take control of your life and save you? Do you hang on to the problem with everything you have or do you let go and submit yourself to God and allow Him to change you from the inside out?
Dear God
Help us to stop lying, cheating, stealing, sneaking around, compromising just to hang onto our pet sins of addiction of choice and let us release them to You. Please come into our hearts and our lives and save us from these things that seem to control us. Forgive us for being so stubborn and hard hearted, forgive us for not wanting to change, forgive us for sinning against our temple in which You want to dwell. Please help us as we are too weak and need Your help. Help us to hear Your voice saying this is the way walk in it. Save us I pray in Jesus Name Amen.