A Diet Guaranteed to Work

Last night I went to bed stuffed and it's still 6 days until Thanksgiving.  As I laid there wondering if my body would be able to digest all the food, I ingested throughout the day without going into cardiac arrest, I had to finally admit something to myself:

My name is Tracy and I'm a Snacker.

As I contemplated my bloated condition, I wondered which weight loss program I would start next.

But instead of weight loss programs coming to mind, God brought a verse to meditate on instead:

"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."

It was like a lightbulb went off in my head.  

Sweets, treats and goodies are fine in moderation, but when feasted upon in-between meals, the consequences that result of such indulgences do not bring glory to my God.  Suddenly my reasons of age, health conditions, medications, and genetics took their true form; they were excuses to continue my bad habit.

I think I have a good start.

"And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite." Proverbs 23:2

   Another diet guaranteed to work...

        But that's just me!

"Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God."

1 Corinthians 10:31

ASAP

My sister recently received a gift from one of her students.  It was a little green cloth bracelet that said, "Always Say A Prayer-ASAP-Always Say A Prayer." When you clasp it closed, it makes a cross. What a precious gift and a precious reminder to always be in prayer.

As I reflected on the acronym ASAP regarding "As Soon As Possible," I quickly substituted that for "Always Say A Prayer." When I did, 1 Thessalonians 5:17 came to mind: "Pray without ceasing."

When things arise, we should "always say a prayer" ASAP. (As soon as possible.) Confused yet?  You shouldn't be, these two ASAP'S fit quite well together.

When we open our eyes for the first time in the morning, do we thank God for a new day?

"This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24

As soon as our feet touch the floor, do we pray for direction?

"A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps." Proverbs 16:9

As we brush our teeth, do we pray for God to help us to, "be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:" 1 Peter 3:15b 

And to "speak the truth in love?" (Ephesians 4:15)

As we dress for the day, do we pray to be strong in the Lord by putting on the armor of God?

Ephesians 6:10-18

As we go about our day, are we praying and praising God for all things?

"By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name." Hebrews 13:15

And at the end our day do we thank God for His help, and protection?

Psalm 121-

vs 1-I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

vs 2-My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

vs 3-He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

vs 4-Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

vs 5-The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

vs 6-The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

vs 7- The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

vs 8- The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

As soon as possible...

    Always say a prayer...

        I love that!

            But that's just me!

"Careful for nothing, prayerful for everything, thankful for anything." Dwight L. Moody

The Lesser of Two Evils

The Lesser of Two Evils principle is that when faced with selecting from two immoral options, the one which is least immoral should be chosen.

But is choosing the lesser of two evils, still choosing evil?  And based on Proverbs 8:13, can a Believer obey this principle? (The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.)

Where did the phrase, The Lesser of Two Evils even come from? 

Mythology.  "Between Scylla and Charybdis," is an idiom derived from Homer's Odyssey.  In the story, Odyssey chose to go near Scylla as the lesser of two evils.  (Wikipedia)

The expression appears in ancient Greek and was in use in the English by the 1300's.  Chaucer used it in Troilus and Cressida.

So, as Christian's on Election Day, what are we to do?

There is a Biblical Principle we can use that is found in Mark 14 verse 8a.  It's the story of the woman who anointed Jesus' feet with a precious and very expensive ointment of spikenard, and as those who witnessed this act of costly humility with indignation, Jesus defended her good work and said, "She hath done what she could."

So, the question is, "Should we?"

Regardless of any situation or circumstance we face in this life, we have a choice:

-let it slide? or,

-try to make a difference by doing all we can?

I'm going to do what I can today and vote.

I will leave the results up to God, after all, He is in control.  

Promotion comes from Him...

    And He turns the heart of Kings...

        But that's just me!