Better than you Know Yourself
I Peter 5:8-9
I have a real weakness for Jif peanut butter. We I can't even say weakness. It is more like an addiction. Someone from my church, who knows my love for Jif, convinced me to put it on a hamburger. That is the only time I did not like Jif. But my addiction has lead to a rise in my cholesterol and my waistline!!! Three months ago I broke the spell that Jif has on me. Since then my cholesterol has dropped significantly and I have lost about 30lbs. I am amazed at the dramatic loss. But I know that I am one spoonful away from my addiction again. I do not mean to mock addictions. Mine was not alcohol, meth, or weed. Mine is food and it is just as destructive to my body.
I say all that because I have a real weakness for food. Drugs do not get my attention at all. I can even enjoy the occasional glass of Merlot without any reaction. When stress arises my desire for late night snacks soar. By God's grace and strength I have said no for the last three months. My desire is not a diet but a radical life change. I fully realize that I could run back to food at any point. So, I battle over 30 years of thinking I need food for comfort.
Satan knows our weaknesses. He won't attack me with drugs or alcohol. He knows how to get into my head. He knows when I am distracted and not walking closely with Christ. God's spirit alerts me to weakness and when I am open to attack. The problem arises when I ignore the Spirit and I choose to indulge the flesh (which is easy).
Peter gives us a graphic description of Satan. He is not scurrying like a chipmunk. He stalks and attacks like a lion. Hungry to devour anyone he can. He does this an all kinds of ways. This is why we are called to walk circumspectly (Eph. 5:15).
I say all that because I have a real weakness for food. Drugs do not get my attention at all. I can even enjoy the occasional glass of Merlot without any reaction. When stress arises my desire for late night snacks soar. By God's grace and strength I have said no for the last three months. My desire is not a diet but a radical life change. I fully realize that I could run back to food at any point. So, I battle over 30 years of thinking I need food for comfort.
Satan knows our weaknesses. He won't attack me with drugs or alcohol. He knows how to get into my head. He knows when I am distracted and not walking closely with Christ. God's spirit alerts me to weakness and when I am open to attack. The problem arises when I ignore the Spirit and I choose to indulge the flesh (which is easy).
Peter gives us a graphic description of Satan. He is not scurrying like a chipmunk. He stalks and attacks like a lion. Hungry to devour anyone he can. He does this an all kinds of ways. This is why we are called to walk circumspectly (Eph. 5:15).
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