Addiction...

Does anyone out there besides me struggle with things you are "addicted" to? Well, I will just go ahead and admit that I have one thing in particular that I struggle with...and addiction of sorts. This thing drives me absolutely crazy. I have asked God to help me with it numerous times, yet here I am still struggling. Just when I think I have it beat, it rears its ugly head and tempts me harder than ever. Sometimes I am strong and able to resist...to call on God and the truth of His Word, but sometimes I fail.

I failed today. I feel terrible, humiliated, and just plain sick to my stomach over it. I hit my knees this morning begging God once more for forgiveness and for help. I wonder sometimes if He gets tired of hearing the same old thing. I wondered that this morning.

After I prayed, I went about my day trying to forget the ugliness of the morning. It was then that God let me know that He was listening to my earlier pleas for help. It came in the form of a text message. It was a prayer lifted up for me by someone else.

Here is what she sent....

"Father, I am asking you, Lord, right now to be Lord over Crystie's life and not to let anything become a master over her that is not of you. Lord, I pray that Your breath of the Holy Spirit would ignite her body inside like a flame, and just give her such passion for all you gave her. We need to remember that You are in control of everything. We love You in Jesus name...Amen."

God is so good. He is faithful even when we are not. If you are struggling today, call out to Him...He will hear you!

Crystie