June 14, 2013 - The New Grab and Vow Health Plan

Colossians 3: 3-4 Your old life is dead. Your new life, which is your real life—even though invisible to spectators—is with Christ in God. He is your life. When Christ (your real life, remember) shows up again on this earth, you’ll show up, too—the real you, the glorious you. Meanwhile, be content with obscurity, like Christ. 5-8 And that means killing off everything connected with that way of death: sexual promiscuity, impurity, lust, doing whatever you feel like whenever you feel like it, and grabbing whatever attracts your fancy. That’s a life shaped by things and feelings instead of by God. (MSG) Good Friday morning to you all, This scripture "grabbed" me this morning. (wink) I have often wondered just how quickly we make a random "excuse" to grab whatever attracts our fancy followed by a VOW to do better tomorrow. That's the NEW Grab and Vow Health Plan. (LOL) How many of you are laughing because you have done this more than you care to share? The problem happens when tomorrow allows for another "grab" based on our hurt feelings, or our angry spirit, or our unmet needs and the VOW soon becomes a lie. As you read above, that type of life is shaped by feelings instead of truth. And I don't know about you, but my feelings can lie. I often tell people that feelings make a great caboose, but a horrible engine! Our feelings are wonderful when we need to celebrate a victory or comfort a friend. Yes, they are. But allowing my feelings to PUSH me toward another donot, as if they were an animate object, is dangerous! I would love to tell you committing your health to God means He will do all the work and you can coast. That would be a lie also. We each have a responsibility to our health. God will come and HELP us, but He will not wire our jaws shut. (that sounds painful anyway) My part is to realize when I am being motivated by my feelings, then stop and ask the Holy Spirit, "is this truth?" "Am I really hungry or bored?" "Do I really want this piece of chocolate or am I lonely and needing to be comforted?" Just as I ask the correct questions while eating out, I have to stop and ask WHY am I about to grab and vow. Okay, so today instead of grabbing the cookie, GRAB the wisdom offered from the Holy Spirit and stop allowing your feelings to lead the train. Have a great weekend, PK