9.06.2009

Dill Pickle chips for lunch...

I am sitting here at home, with the taste of a tangy dill pickle chip in my mouth, trying to pick out the remains that are trapped in the grooves of my molars. Seriously though, we aren't eating only that for lunch, but now that I have allowed my taste buds to experience the tantalizing taste, I simply want more. That is what can happen when we open ourselves up to sin (and no, I am not equating dill pickle chips to sin-merely using them as an analogy). When we allow for a taste, our flesh wants more. It's hard to say no to sin.

The cool thing is, God has the victory over sin! We are not going through this Christian life alone! Today, I learned that sometimes God allows us to go through temptations and suffering. He allows Satan and his evil ones to tempt us, so that we can learn how to endure. We have a choice whether to give in to him, or whether to stand firm in what we believe in Christ. It is amazing, and somewhat hard to believe. My biggest desire is to firmly root myself in Christ, to read His Word and to pray, and to surround myself with people who can encourage me in my faith. I am only human, and I know that there are times when I will give in to temptations. If I rely on God alone, every time I am tempted, instead of depending on myself, He will give me the strength to endure and to persevere in my faith.

Love,
Ashleigh

1 comment:

Singinglady said...

Hi my love,

It sounds like your taste buds are working over time with those dill chips.

UMM good!

You had an excellent analogy in your application to sin though.
It is very easy at times to fall into Satan’s attacks on us.
We have to remember that he can present himself as an angel of light and make things look very palatable to us.
He likes to just wait for moments when we are most vulnerable, to try to move in on us.
The closer we are to God and the more rooted we are in His Word, the harder it will be for him to tempt us.

Our constant prayer should be to keep Him in the foremost place in our lives and as you said, to pray, to surround ourselves with like-minded people and to be totally dependant on Him and not try to do it our own strength.

This little reading is one to think about and remember every day

ALWAYS THERE



Hello God, I called tonight

To talk a little while..

I need a friend who'll listen

To my anxiety and trial...



You see, I can't quite make it

Through a day just on my own...

I need your love to guide me,

So I'll never feel alone.



I want to ask you please to keep,

My family safe and sound.

Come and fill their lives with confidence

For whatever fate they're bound.



Give me faith, dear God, to face

Each hour throughout the day,

And not to worry over things

I can't change in any way.



I thank you God, for being home

And listening to my call,

For giving me such good advice

When I stumble and fall.



Your number, God, is the only one

That answers every time.

I never get a busy signal,

Never had to pay a dime.



So thank you, God, for listening

To my troubles and my sorrow.

Good night, God, I love You, too,

And I'll call again tomorrow!


--~~Unknown
XOXO NAN