Sorry - I sent the first one with no subject line.
With all the junk mail flying around, I didn't want
you to delete it by mistake. So here it is again:

Hello, friends! I'm back from California and Maine.
My husband and I had a great time.

We have a new "gettingfed" member. Everyone say hello
to "chemhatch"!

Here's a thought for you today. I hope it encourages
you. Please read it with an open mind. I was just
talking about this with a friend the other day. Even
if you don'tterminology the termonology, focus on the
principles.

Lotsa love,
Brenna Kate

N E I L A N D E R S O N D A I L Y D E V O T I O N A L
> from Freedom in Christ Ministries

Temptation's Hook

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for
righteousness, for they shall be satisfied (Matthew
5:6).

Food is the ultimate appetite, since it is necessary
for survival. So we eat to live, but when we begin to
live to eat, food no longer satisfies. Instead, it
consumes us, and millions of people feel powerless to
control their appetite for food. When your body is
deprived of necessary nutrients, you naturally crave
those foods which will keep you healthy and keep your
immune system functioning. If you eat to satisfy those
natural cravings, you will stay healthy and free. But
when you turn to food to relieve anxiety or satisfy a
lust for sweets, salt, etc., you will lose control and
the results will negatively affect your health.

It is no coincidence that the apostle Paul mentioned
misuse of food in conjunction with his sober warning
that "in later times some will fall away from the
faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and
doctrines of demons" (1 Timothy 4:1). One of the
evidences of the last days will be those who "advocate
abstaining from foods" (verse 3) which are intended to
meet a legitimate need. Every eating disorder I have
dealt with had a spiritual component, yet virtually no
counselors treating anorexia and bulimia expose the
spiritual problem. A pastor's wife wrote to me after a
conference:

Dear Neil,

I was bulimic for 11 years. But now I can be in the
house alone all day with a kitchen full of food and be
in peace. When a temptation or lie from Satan pops
into my mind, I fend it off quickly with the truth. I
used to be in bondage to those lies for hours and
hours each day, always fearing food. Now I'm rejoicing
in the freedom which the truth brings.

Temptation's hook is the devil's guarantee that what
we think we want and need outside of God's will can
satisfy us. Don't believe it. You can never satisfy
the desires of the flesh. Only sustaining right
relationships, living by the power of the Holy Spirit,
and experiencing the fruit of the Spirit will satisfy
you.

Father God, protect me from giving in to the world,
the flesh, and the devil. Keep me abiding in You so I
can bear the fruit of righteousness.

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This daily devotional is published and distributed by
Crosswalk.com. It is written by Neil Anderson at
http://www.ficm.org >.



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"No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his
love has been brought to full expression through us." 1 John 4:12

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