Do What Is Right & You Will Be Accepted

So God has gifted me with another day and I take pleasure in His gift.  Last week I was doing my best to resist the temptation of McDonald's fries.  Unbelievably, I could smell it from several kilometers away from the restaurant.  I had barely glimpsed the golden arch ahead of me.  Yet my sense of smell had no problems telling me that breakfast was still being served.  I am glad to say that I resisted and drove on to work.

Do not celebrate with me just yet.  I fear I fell into the trap of an office social where even my boss was in on the peer pressure to eat with the gang.  Yes, samosas and tortilla chips with an abundance of pastries to choose from. Sigh. My goose was cooked and eaten.


It is hard to feel good about yourself when you know you didn't do what was right.  The guilt just about threatens to kill you if you let it.  I didn't do my best.  I succeeded in one test only to fail an hour later when tested again.

My sister had an epiphany - A GOD moment.  He said to her, if you do what is right then you won't feel bad about yourself.  Simple isn't it?  It reminds me of the story of Cain and Abel.  Now this was not about weight but I think it applies just the same.  Cain and Abel brought offerings to God, but Cain's was not looked at with favor from God.  Genesis 4 records this conversation as such,

⁶ Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? ⁷ If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”

Friends, it's easy to sit and bemoan our existence and circumstances.  I could say the devil made me do it.  I could blame my co-workers.  I could even blame my sweet tooth and say I was made like that.  The truth is that I have to take responsibility for my own actions.  If I did what I knew was to be done then I would feel better about myself and I wouldn't be fighting a battle with weight.  Sin is always crouching...but I can rule over it!

Father, thank you for truth today.  I needed this simple reminder to overcome the temptations that are certain to come daily.  Please continue to help me in this journey to wholeness.  In Jesus' name, amen.