copyright Millie Plastaras 4/6/08
Have you ever had a craving for food, that was
so persistent and continual, that until you had
tasted that food nothing else satisfied?
And when you finally tasted it, oh how great it
was to have it in your possession and savor it.
We are all pretty faithful about eating what we want.
We have certain foods we enjoy and make sure we
can get them when we are able. It is probably one
of everyone's priorities reading this.
Food not only enriches our lives, it brings us health,
and strength and the ability to accomplish things
because we have fed our body's nutritional needs.
My question is, why would we not feed our spirit?
How many times have troubles, trials, illnesses, or
losses hit you and you felt unprepared to deal with them.
You found it hard to cope, hard to accept and hard to face.
Many people are in denial about their life's circumstances.
They avoid thinking about them. They use all kinds of escapes
to avoid facing their realities. Whether it be drugs, sex, alcohol,
overshopping, overspending, or any other addiction, it never
satisfies. It is never enough. It never takes away the pain
or makes our abilities to face things any better.
It actually brings us greater despair in the long run.
An endless cycle of seeking and not finding happiness or peace.
As a Christian, we are to be living a higher walk in Christ.
We are no longer our own, we are bought with the price
of the atoning blood of the Risen Lamb, Jesus Christ.
We are to be submitted to Him daily, seeking His will far
above our own, and we are to be living as a example
and role model to those around us of the transforming
and sustaining power of Jesus in Us.
Does that show in your life?
How long since you took time for God?
If you do not deposit the word of God in your spirit, and plant
it so it can take root, you are indeed a shallow Christian. And
when the trials of life come you will be unprepared as a warrior
to deal with them, instead falling apart, and crying out, " Oh God,
why me?" You will be acting as if you are the only one going
through such things and those around you will see you have
no more strength than they do.
When are we going to take our relationship with God seriously?
When are we going to realize we are the only Bible someone reads?
When are we going to realize that feeding our soul with God's
word is absolutely as vital as feeding our body with nutritious food?
We need to read the Bible on our own, and in a setting with
good teachers, and preachers. We need to be fellowshipping
with other Christians and encouraging one another in the Lord.
We need to be worshipping God and spending time in His presence
allowing Him to infuse us with His Strength, and His Hope,
and His precious plan for our life. We need to walk the walk
and talk the talk. So that when the trials of life come we may
say, surely the Lord has been with me, and I overcame in His name.
We will be sifted and found faithful. We will be strong and resilient
in the Lord and the power of His might. So that we may then say:
" If God be for us, who can then stand against us?"
God will strengthen you with his own great power so that you will
not give up with troubles come, but you will be patient. And you
will joyfully give thanks to the Father who has made you able
to have a share in all that He has prepared for his people in the
kingdom of light.
Colossians 1:11-12
So don't worry, because I am with you. Don't be afraid,
because I am your God. I will make you strong and will help you;
I will support you with my right hand that saves you.
Isaiah 41:10
Remember
Only one life, will soon be past
Only what is done, for Christ will last
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