I was a country girl.
And as a very young child, I like all children quickly received this LOUD lesson from my parents:
The scientific reason:
Adult snakes, like adult humans, have had time to learn how to control their physical body.
Adult snakes know how to not discharge all their venom at once,
but to instead use only part of their storage of venom.
So that cute, squiggly little brown snake isn't to be played with. It can KILL.
At first -- it just hurts a bit. But the venom begins dissolving muscle or something....
the adults didn't give us details. Just the END RESULT.
The SAME for the so called "LITTLE" temptations that I look at,
that I in my personal "fount of wisdom" think are safe,
think I can play around with and not really get hurt.
Sure, I won't kill anyone, won't steal, assuredly won't cheat on my wonderful hubby....
But that tasty little bit of gossip? little whispers ask,
What's the harm in sharing what really IS true??
That little over-shopping?
Extra drink?
Extra junk food?
Extra HEALTHY food in too much quantity?
Even over-exercise....
They say that what doesn't kill us (right away) makes us stronger.
Bologney. (And oh yeah, the correctly spelled version of that .... well,.......)
God says even a SINGLE sin
is a deadly snake bite to our soul.
GALATIANS 3: 10-11a
"But those who depend on the law to make them right with God are under his curse, for the Scriptures say, 'Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all the commands that are written in God’s Book of the Law.' So it is clear that no one can be made right with God by trying to keep the law. ”
God's Word though Paul is quoting Deuteronomy 28: 15 .
PRAYER
LORD God, give me WISDOM I pray.... James 1:5's promise from You...
to recognize the tiny SNAKES of TEMPTATION that I've been playing around with.
PLAYING with thinking dieting isn't all that important.
PLAYING with thinking that some temptations are little, unimportant "compared to".
Help me see the Truth of what they really are.... poisons that will
kill my time serving You and Your kingdom as You so richly deserve, with my love.
And as a very young child, I like all children quickly received this LOUD lesson from my parents:
Tiny newborn snakes can kill as fast -- or
faster than an adult snake.
The scientific reason:
Adult snakes, like adult humans, have had time to learn how to control their physical body.
Adult snakes know how to not discharge all their venom at once,
but to instead use only part of their storage of venom.
BABY snakes haven't yet learned that.
At least, that's what we country kids were told. So that cute, squiggly little brown snake isn't to be played with. It can KILL.
At first -- it just hurts a bit. But the venom begins dissolving muscle or something....
the adults didn't give us details. Just the END RESULT.
The SAME for the so called "LITTLE" temptations that I look at,
that I in my personal "fount of wisdom" think are safe,
think I can play around with and not really get hurt.
Sure, I won't kill anyone, won't steal, assuredly won't cheat on my wonderful hubby....
But that tasty little bit of gossip? little whispers ask,
What's the harm in sharing what really IS true??
That little over-shopping?
Extra drink?
Extra junk food?
Extra HEALTHY food in too much quantity?
Even over-exercise....
They say that what doesn't kill us (right away) makes us stronger.
Bologney. (And oh yeah, the correctly spelled version of that .... well,.......)
God says even a SINGLE sin
is a deadly snake bite to our soul.
GALATIANS 3: 10-11a
"But those who depend on the law to make them right with God are under his curse, for the Scriptures say, 'Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all the commands that are written in God’s Book of the Law.' So it is clear that no one can be made right with God by trying to keep the law. ”
God's Word though Paul is quoting Deuteronomy 28: 15 .
“But it shall come to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
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PRAYER
LORD God, give me WISDOM I pray.... James 1:5's promise from You...
to recognize the tiny SNAKES of TEMPTATION that I've been playing around with.
PLAYING with thinking dieting isn't all that important.
PLAYING with thinking that some temptations are little, unimportant "compared to".
Help me see the Truth of what they really are.... poisons that will
kill my time serving You and Your kingdom as You so richly deserve, with my love.
GOD'S WORD
James 3:2. For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well. Continuing (LINK) ...... NASB
James 3:8. But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison.
James 3: 13 - 18
Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth.
This 'WISDOM' is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic.
For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist there is disorder and every evil thing. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy.
And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
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