May 23, 2012 - The "What If" Game

Good morning to all, Man - really tough situations all around in people's lives. I tell you - the enemy of our soul is roaming the earth SEEKING his next meal. (we are not the only one with a food plan) The Word teaches us that he comes to kill, steal, and destroy. Sometimes we only see that in the natural realm - but there are so many levels to that verse. He cannot KILL us physically, only God knows our natural birth date and our birthday into Heaven. However, sometimes the torment of our mind is WORSE that physical death. Often we are tormented by the "What If" game and let me remind us.............God doesn't initiate that game - that's for certain. I have had so many in my office in the past few weeks that are caught in that game - and usually out of brokenness and loss we just give up. Our adversary is counting on that......give up on your food plan, your marriage, your job, LIFE. I want us to go back to Galatians 5:1 this morning and repeat loud and clear: IT IS FOR FREEDOM THAT CHRIST CAME TO SET ME FREE. I, KATHY (INSERT YOUR NAME) WILL STAND FIRM THEN AND NO LONGER LET MYSELF (KATHY) BE BURDENED AGAIN WITH A YOKE OF SLAVERY. So many are saying they are tired of fighting and often we comfort ourselves with things other than God OR THE TRUTH. The truth is that our life is a SHORT season and while it may APPEAR to be an ETERNITY for us, it's not. Hearing the brokenness of people's lives and how desperate people are to just be happy, grabs my heart. Let me remind each of us - the battle is not with FLESH and BLOOD - but principalities and rulers and etc that ALWAYS cause us to go, "what if?????" The battle for freedom is fought in our minds. Making wrong food choices, chocolate, starch, sugar are NOT the enemies of our soul. But there is a dark presence whose daily objective is to get you to not trust God, not trust God's love for you, not trust your love for God. And, often we feel trapped and when trapped we need something to comfort us or something with which to slaughter those who are hurting us. YIKES! Remember this: anything or anybody (other than God) that you run to in a time of crisis is an idol. SLAUGHTER IT........food, your friends, your checkbook, Dr Phil. God alone is the source of our strength. I am walking my own journey - as are we all - and sometimes I have to remind myself - oooops - IDOL. I want you to know, for what it means, I value YOU, I am praying this morning for EACH OF YOU, and I am reminding ALL OF US - NO IDOLS! They are an abomination to God. He created us and wants us to allow him to share in every area of our lives and HE desperately desires that we turn and run to his safe arms when hurting. Let me be your sticky note today - "GOD IS OUR SOURCE EVERYTIME." So........recipes tomorrow for the holiday coming up - but today.....We FIGHT for our freedom. PK