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Fleshly Terror

Ephesians 5:15-16
“Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.”
The enemy is always lurking, in fact he has been at my shoulder whispering lies into my ear for the past few weeks now. Rude! Selfish! Ungrateful! In and of my flesh, these are not false accusations but I am set free in Christ and I do not need to live in the terror that is my flesh any longer; I do not need to adhere to the lies of the enemy. But yet, he has me trapped in my mind and laying in bed. Instead of praying, I am sleeping and rather than reading the Bible, I am watching meaningless television shows. I know that the void of emptiness I feel will never be satisfied with anything other than the saving grace of Jesus Christ so why am I not taking action? Why am I allowing myself to backslide into the same hole that the Lord has already graciously dug me out of? Why am I not taking captive these thoughts that overwhelm and dissatisfy my soul? Because it is easier to fall than to fight but I need not fight this battle any longer for it has already been won. All I need to do is pick up my mat and walk. Walk, Kaydra! The Lord simply requests a willing heart, because the Holy Spirit can only use me as much as I am willing to surrender myself to Him. Instead of sleeping, I can pray. Instead of watching meaningless television shows, I can read the Bible. Pastor Michael once shared an encounter he had with the Lord in which he said, “show me and I will do it,” but the Lord in return said, “do it and I will show you.” Change has to begin somewhere and that somewhere has to begin with me. 

 Application
Everyday this week, I will listen to a sermon by Joe Focht.

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