Hi HO! Hi Ho! It is
off to work we go! I could dare to guess if you have young girls you have
watched your fair share of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. We all know the story. A beautiful princess
runs away lives in a cottage taking care of the Seven Dwarfs. While at the same
time there is an evil queen who wants to be the fairest of them all. Yet is
told that there is none sweeter or purer than Snow White the jealously and anger
begins to plot. The queen makes it her mission to hunt down Snow White and kill
her. The queen represents herself as
something old and innocent and offers Snow White a taste of an apple. Despite Snow
Whites ‘ gut feeling and hesitations she bites into the apple and is sent to
her death. Until her prince comes and
wakes her with a kiss of life.
The sweet taste of
desire comes in so many ways for all of us. We have
an enemy whispering thoughts and lies to us all the time. Sadly enough because we have a head knowledge
of the word and are not actively in it we end up taking the bait out of selfish
desires. We are no different from Adam and Eve in the garden when they bought
into the lie that God was keeping them from the knowledge of “Good and Evil”. Trust me I have taking time to slice the apple
dip it in caramel and eat a big ole bite and even savor the taste only to wake
up to disappointment hurt and ciaos with lifetime wounds.
Despite what you
think at the time, I can guarantee they never turned out to be quite as delicious
as you fantasized about. Resentment and
pain will grasp you faster than you can imagine to the point that you’re breath
is striped and something is wrapped around your neck. What I thought would
bring Freedom brought chains that would wrap my mind with chains and make
bitterness rush and flow through my veins.
As far the taste it was more like biting into a grapefruit minus the
pile of sugar.
Unfortunately sometime our apple bites come from others
taking a bite without consulting us on if we wanted that bit. I can speak to
you that in my past I have had to walk this out and the feelings of bitterness and unbelief and betrayal are what will try
to paralyze you. That type of betrayal is the worst. Most of us can handle it
when we mess up but it is a whole new level when we have to deal with the
decisions that impact us that others made. However, God never gives you what
you can’t handle.
So what do we do after the taste testing is over? Do we set there and wrestle with the pain,
and bitterness of beating ourselves up for the wrong thing, or the things
others do? Sure we do! Well at least I
do! But the thing I am learning is that
bottom line when we ask for forgiveness we do not have to carry the weight of
who we have been, or if others ask for forgiveness we have to give them the
grace they need. We might feel like we
do not measure up to much in this life, but I can promise you that we are
precious treasures in the arms of Christ.
So how do we come against our very real evil queen who is better
known as Satan in our lives? I think we
have to approach each situation we are faced with this thought. My feelings and
emotions are not necessarily the truth.
Allowing our emotions and feelings to rule us hurts all of us. To be
true oxygen in situations you are facing despite that you feel hope has passed
you by. The bottom line is you have to
find a way to speak the TRUTH so you can get the pain away. I have learned that
sometimes God is more interested in your growth than what you are going
through. The living Truth is your Word your
scriptures. You can know that when your
heart is breaking you never leave God’s hands, when your world is shaking
Heaven is steady.
Sure you can feel
these things but know the truth…
You can feel Fear.. yet have confidence that God has you in His
arms.
You can feel Anger… yet know Perfect Love Cast out Fear
You can feel Guilt and Shame…. Yet know You are a NEW CREATION IN HIM
BEHOLD OLD THINGS HAVE PAST AWAY!
So today when you get presented an apple that is disguised
as you deserve this you have been good, if no one knows it can’t hurt them,
What is one more bite of the food, whatever your struggle is...
Know that you have to stand firm and your GOD‘s word
never fails and God will make away for escape you just have to be willing to
stand up and know I have to turn away and seek Bread not fruit. Jesus is our
Daily bread through his word.
I think it is funny how Satan tempts and presents the “so-call”
good stuff as so sweet; yet it leaves nothing but bitterness. While Jesus presented and showed us to seek and pray for Daily Bread not fruit. That type of bread give us that feeling of being fullness. While the fruit gives us emptiness. Don’t get me
wrong I am not saying fruit is wrong! I am enjoying a bowl of grapes while righting this!
My prayer for each of us today is:
Father God, give each of us our Daily Bread so we can
withstand the sneaky plans of the enemy so we aren't like Snow White and
face death with the bite of our apple, but can leave a long a prosperous life! Show us how to be the mom's, wives, and friends others need. Allow us to not come consumed with ourselves and our feelings but be consumed with your word so we can shine for you! Help us to Trust in you with all our hearts and lean not on our own understanding so you can do your will. We know your ways are higher than ours. We don't have to understand it just be on board with you!
My two cent's today is: God is bigger than any apples you have taste! Don't let the enemy eat you up with Shame and Lies!
Tiffany
