Is there anything that you desire so much that you just can’t stop thinking about it? Your brain becomes fixated on that thing to the point you think of nothing else. When you attempt to focus on a task you become distracted and your mind takes you back to that one thing that is in the immediateness of your being! It can be anything. A cupcake. A car. A new job. A house. A person. A cupcake. Oh, I already said that.
You get the point. It. Just. Has. To. Be. NOW!
I read a book many years ago that taught about cravings. The deep recesses of our hearts’ desires bring about actions to attempt satisfaction of those desires. And the failed attempts to satisfy because the matter of our hearts’ desires are not always beneficial for us. That cupcake is not always, or ever, the best choice.
But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin. Romans 14:23 (NASB)
It is not always about a cupcake. Anything that distracts, like this constant ringing in my ear that has developed over that last month! Anything that takes my attention, demanding that I give in to the luscious mound of icing in all its glorious sugary creaminess, is the most pressing issue at hand. So good or bad, the distractions exist. And the seemingly good is not always good.
The faith which you have, have as your own conviction before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. Romans 14:22 (NASB)
My convictions tell me that cupcake should only be eaten on special occasions. For me, that cupcake can bring dire consequences. It can pull me into a web of deceit and convince me that it means no harm. And there are 23 friends sitting next to it that shouldn’t go to waste. When those are gone there are many other options sitting to the right of the entrance of the grocery store. Or left, wherever you shop!
No, this isn’t about my fascination with cupcakes. Honestly, I haven’t had one in a while but I have had a piece of cake with deliciousness mounded on top!
This is about the distractions we allow to consume our thoughts to the point of destruction. Giving a millimeter of freedom to a deadly habit that wants to devour us. This is about making choices and knowing those choices are the best for us. This is about living in such a way that I live in peace with the choices I have made.
For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Romans 14:17 (NASB)
There you have my confession for the day. Pray I can abstain from cupcakes.
Make good choices!
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