Flee From What You Fear

walk not into temptation, flee from what you fear.  Turn away from temptation, make sure you stay clear. 

I Don’t know if these are the actual words to a song but they are a lyric that immediately popped up in my head when I saw the word flee.  Ergo… I think I’ll fly with that thought in mind!  Fits with Kate’s word prompt for the week anyways.  🙂 

Flee From What You Fear

This week my boss brought
a temptation into work, a
temptation that I found myself
sorely lacking in will power to refuse.
Tim Horton’s Maple Cream Donut.
Oh… I haven’t had one in so long since
I decided I wasn’t going to buy sweets anymore.

But that Maple Creme donut stared me
in the face and dared me to eat it.
A small voice said… You’d better not
but the dare out screamed it that quiet voice.
So down the hatch it went,
and it was good.

I told my boss later
You brought temptation to work
and sadly I failed the test
not that I’m complaining!
She laughed, I laughed and
the day continued on.

But later on, regret
slipped in. One temptation easily
led to another so a couple of
timbits, which normally I have NO
issues avoiding went down the hatch to
and suddenly my calorie count for the day
flew right out the window!

GAH!
Disappointed in myself.

Makes me think though how
easily this happens all the time
in life right?
Maybe not so easily as eating
or avoiding a donut, but in the daily
actions we take for good or ill.

Do those actions we take showcase
the Lord God, as we are supposed to
be bringing him glory right?
Is my bad attitude, lack of fortitude
during a day of pain, or quiet muttering
under my breath showcasing his goodness
or just my narcissistic tendencies
(that honestly we all have, some just
more than others).

How often do the actions I take
benefit me in the moment and not
consider the bigger implications or
the long term side effects?
How often do I cause God the Father
to shake his head at me in shame?

Daily I need to consider this statement
“flee from what you fear”.
I counselled a young girl once,
if you see that you are getting angry and it’s causing
you to want to hit someone, run away!
The bible tells us flee from temptation!

I should rightly fear the Lord God, to
be afraid of bringing shame to his name.
That should make me more cognizant
of the actions I am taking and how
they look to him and the eyes of those
around me and live in a manner pleasing to him!