Stuck in Opposites

I am continually frustrated when I find out how blinded I have been by the enemy.

sigh.

This was huge when God revealed it to me, and I am compelled to share this with all of you.

There are many things that I do backwards and live to regret it day after day or year after year. We all have things like that and we learn from them, but I think that Satan has us so blinded on this one that we are walking around in frustration and anger about unanswered prayers and sadness that sometimes seems endless.

Why?

When I hit emotional rock bottom, my inclination is to bury myself in a pile of "feel good" foods because, let's face it, I deserve it and it feels great. It always feels better at that moment, but in the end, it always leads to feeling worse. In the morning, my weight is up, my head is swimming, and my body aches.

Why?

Because when I hit strife and conflict in my life that affects my well being, I am not called to give into fleshly desires so that I feel better. The end to this is just another pile of sin without God's best for me. In giving in to that need to be comforted with something other than God, I have taken Him out of the answers.

Backwards.

This is where Satan has us blinded. Take a look through the Bible. When God's people had great strife in their lives, they didn't feast! They totally Fasted.

In Esther, she had all of her people fast when she found out the plan that Hamman had hatched to have them all killed (Esther 4). In Nehemiah 9, the Israelites were called to fast and come back to the Lord. In Psalm 35 he fasted because someone was sick. Jesus fasted in Matt. 4 for forty days!

When I have a big decision to make, I cover it in chips so that I forget about it.

Backwards.

Blinded.

Walking forward with both eyes open, now I need the discipline to do this God's way.

Turning away from any bad habit that has had you locked away in sin is never going to be easy. It's not about easy or difficult.

It's about God's Best for me.

Fasting and binge eating are exact opposites. Good and Evil are exact opposites. Blind and Seeing are exact opposites.

God's way....Satan's way.

Where do you want to live?

I want God's Best.