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 Another Trap
The other day I went down to my local 7'11 store to get myself a
candy bar.
What do you suppose I found. Yep, a candy bar that was half the
size of the ones I used to buy just 5 years ago, but for a much
higher price. In fact, most of us know that this has been a on
going problem for some time now. What are we to do about the
candy bar crisis? I ask you, is there a way we can fight this
extremely un-just practice of the candy bar companies?
Well, I'm afraid we are at the mercy of those big bullies. Or
are we?
Another thing that was before my sugar loving eyes was the same
candy bar, but now this one was closer to the size of the ones I
remember as a youth. Now that's more like it, I thought to
myself. But wait, Oh my josh, is what I am seeing true? It
can't be right! the price of this candy bar is $1.99.
Now I suppose I should be more accepting of the price increase of
everything these days, but $1.99 for a candy bar that should be
.65 cents, give me a break.
What do you think I did at this point of my crisis? This man of
steel would not give into this highway robbery, I would not be
taunted by this evil deed that my local mini mart was involved
in. I will never again shop at this little shack of a den of
thieves. YA RIGHT!!! You know exactly what I did.
I BOUGHT THE STUPID THING, AND SO DID YOU!
Could it be that while knowing we are being duped, we choose to
take that fatal leap into the candy bar deception anyway. Yep,
That seems to be the way we do things. We know what is wrong and
have no problem falling right into it anyway.
After all, we deserve it right?
WHAT? You mean we think so little of ourselves that we really
think we deserve to be cheated, deserve to be tricked, deserved
to be man handled by the candy man?
What is wrong with that kind of thinking? It's self
destructive, Duh!!!
BUT WE DO IT ANYWAY.
So are we at the mercy of the Candy Man? Do we have to put up
with this garbage from the Mars Candy Bar Company?
Well, ask yourself this.............. WHO IS MY CANDY MAN?
Is it Satan, is it my addict, is it my selfish, self centered
way of thinking? Is it wanting my own way? Is it resentments I
carry with me because I think I deserve to be mad at another?
What ever is your Candy Man, you can choose to not be at the
mercy of that guy.
In the case of the candy bar at the 7'11 Store, I could walk
away and not purchase the thing. That would be easier because I
don't carry the store around with me where ever I go. I do carry
myself around with me where ever I go, and that can make it a bit
harder to deal with.
So what do I do? Well, it comes down to dying to myself
every day, putting my own wants aside and looking towards Godly
principles and not my own. Calling myself into submission under
the authority of my God.
Choosing to do what He would have me do, and not what makes me
comfortable for me at the time.
I hate that phrase, "I HAVE TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR ME" That is a
TRAP if I have ever heard one. the fact is, most of us don't
know what's right for us, so we choose something that makes us
feel good, like that giant candy bar at three times the price.
That's what happens when we seek out what makes us feel good and
then put a label on it that says....... "IT'S THE THING THAT'S
RIGHT FOR ME"
We always end up paying way more than we had to for our desires,
and in the long run, like the candy bar, we have nothing but
empty calories.
Friends, don't be so quick to go after what you think you want in
your life.
Instead, go after what you truly need. If your like most of us,
and don't know what those things are, may I suggest asking God to
show you. HE will let you know, as long as you stay out of the
way, stay clear of the TRAP, close your mouth, slow down for a
while and LISTEN.
Oh' and by the way, staying out of the candy store really helps
too.
I think you know what I mean!
Blessings & Progress to All,
Monty "man"
Today I realize that I have come a long way, but still
don't know everything. I still need to have a teachable spirit.
Because I now have people in my life who have experienced things I
have yet to go through; I will listen to them with an open mind and a
eager heart. I will ask God to guide me into right thinking so That I
will know what He knows is right for me. I will listen to how He
speaks through others in my life.
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