Ok...totally can't think of a title for this one.. :)

Today's Scripture:

Thought for the day: "Avoiding reality never changes reality."

Ain't that the truth. And we avoid it so many ways, don't we. Well, at least I do. I prefer living in denial. LOL. Ok, not really, but it sure is easier.

The devotional talked about evil desires. It sure sounds ominous doesn't it? But when you think about the things she's talking about in the book, I see how they could be classified that way. 

She says: 

Selfishness: I want things my way.
Pride: I see things only from my vantage point. 
Impatience: I rush things without proper consideration.
Anger: I let simmering frustrations erupt.
Bitterness: I swallow eruptions and let them fester.

I struggle with these issues. More than I think I'd like to admit. I know that by giving in to these evil desires it keeps me from being the calm, loving woman that I want to be. I want to be able to not have those evil desires be my first gut-reaction response. I want to be able to just be able to automatically handle the messes in my life with grace, love and in a Godly manner. But whoa buddy, I am so not there yet!

But God knows my heart. God can lead me in the right direction, if I let him. I just have to surrender all of my issues to him. AND LEAVE THEM THERE! I had to do that part in caps because I'm pretty good at saying "God, I give this to you to fix. Ok, it's been 10 minutes you haven't done anything so let me just take that back and get it off your hands." Hmmm...pretty sure it's not supposed to work that way. 

So, when one of these evil desires starts to take over my life...I need to just stop and shut up. Then just say a quick prayer. Ask God to redirect my thoughts into a more Godly direction. 

Pray. Need to do that more too.