One of the things about cleansing is that it’s not always fun.  When God cleanses us, it can be an extremely painful process letting go of unhealthy patterns. We are so used to a quick-fix world that sometimes we run from any work or pain.

If we truly want to leave sin and have success during temptation, we must not bypass the first step outlined in James 4:7

Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Cleansing requires submission.  You must be willing to let go of any other comforter other than the Holy Spirit.  We will always do what we believe will satisfy us.  It doesn’t matter if it’s food, drugs, work, or any other of the world’s comforters.  If we believe we need something more than than what God has provided, we are putting ourselves on the throne.

As someone who has struggled with addictions, this is becomes blatantly obvious and frustrating, until you realize the beautiful freedom and victory found in surrendering all to the one who has victory over every battle.  Submit today to your Lord and Savior and He will be your victory over any struggle you are facing.  Turn from your sin and let Him be your strength.

AFTER DAY 3

Day 3 was a little more difficult for some reason.  I was more hungry.  The day in general had more stress factors and it’s day 3 of gloomy rain showers.  I didn’t sleep well last night due to kids being up in the middle of the night and I developed a cough so my chest felt like it was on fire.  I subsided that with using R.C. Essential Oil, but still couldn’t seem to sleep.  This is a good test of submission for strength.  I always knew I depended a lot on food and have only done short fasts in the past.  This is opening my eyes even more to how much I value physical food.  One more area to submit I guess 🙂

Here’s a good illustration of submitting to God I found a while back – Enjoy!

 http://skitguys.com/videos/item/gods-chisel

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