If you're a chocolate fan, doesn't that M&M ice cream look delicious? I actually had one of these tonight and I can attest to that. It's ice cream, chocolate, m&m's and a waffle cone. Delicious, right? I could eat one of those every single day. Maybe two. Even three. Ah heck, Im an adult I could eat the whole box if I want to. Who is gonna stop me? I guess I would have to develop some kind of will power to make me not eat an entire box of M&M ice cream cones everyday since I am in control of my own actions as an adult and the person responsible for that extra 20 pounds that will appear.
While I was eating that ice cream tonight and focusing on how delicious it was lol yes, I was "focusing"..lol God spoke to me and said "Gabriel, you have a choice on some things and I make the call on others..When are you going to start making better choices on your end?" What do you mean Lord? You can eat as much of that ice cream as you want. It is your choice. The consequences will be your choice as well. I thought about this in great detail. God was right. As usual. I KNEW I didn't need that ice cream with all the other junk I had eaten today. Yet, I still couldn't resist eating it. I just couldn't. An ice cream cone took complete control of my life for 5 minutes. So why couldn't I make the right choice for my flesh, instead of my flesh making the wrong choice for me?
DO we just indulge in things that we know we don't need just because it's good to our flesh? It was my own personal choice to eat my ice cream. It was delicious and life couldn't have been sweeter while I was eating it, but I knew I didn't need it. Simple as that. I have eaten enough junk today to last a week. Where was my self control? I suppose I didn't have any. Flesh kicked in. I wanted it. It was there. So I ate it. We can't be like this. We have to learn to feed our spirits so that we are prepared to overcome our flesh. Now why am I making such a big deal out of an ice cream cone? It was one too many. I knew I didn't need it. And if I knew for a fact that I didn't need it and really shouldn't have had it..why was the flesh so hard to drown out. Every tastebud I had told me it's gonna be delicious and you're gonna feel awesome WHILE you eat it..if you notice the flesh never gets into what happens beyond...It never talks about what happens after you give it what it wants..all that matters to the flesh is 'right now'...God layed this on my heart as I was typing..We must learn to control this flesh. I know it's hard. I am the first one to say it. I struggle every single day of my life wrestling with my flesh. Lord knows I do. But, we have to get it under control. God makes it clear in HIS word that it is impossible to please God in the flesh because the "spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." (thank you Jesus, I couldn't remember that scripture at first) The flesh is weak! I said it in my last post but let me say it once more, It is impossible to fight a spiritual battle in the flesh. I am in a losing battle right now because I can't get my flesh under control. I can't pray like I should, I don't even know how to fast. All because I don't know how to control this flesh.
The consequences of my actions are great. Right now, I need a spiritual touch from the Lord like never before. I need HIM to loose me from soo many spirits and give me peace from things going on in my life and I can't even tap into that power because of my flesh. I need him to touch my mind, my heart, my finances and although I know God will do all of these things in due time, I can't tap into HIS most amazing and radical power because my flesh is in the way. That means I am weak. POINT BLANK. PERIOD. NO SUGAR COATING IT.
So I say those things to say to you, get your flesh in check! Like, right now. It's hard. I understand. As I said I am struggling as well. But, do whatever it is that you have to do to let your flesh know who is boss. Don't even the score. Why? Because the kingdom is at hand. It really is. Don't let your "ice cream" be the hinderance to your spiritual growth with HIM. I love you dearly! God Bless You!! Thank you soo much for reading!
Love,
Gabriel
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