Day 3
Today my team and I went to the Wharf of Downtown Cape Town to seek out and discover South Africans culture and it's people. Cape Town is a very touristy area and has many attractions that are very appealing to a World Racer's eye (gelato, McDonald's, coke, etc). But this month I have decided to take a break from all that. This month I've chosen the path of "the least of these". This month I'm fully depending on God for everything I need. This month I'm a poor white boy far away from home….
As we walked around the local mall I found temptation, not just knocking, but trying to break down my door! There was all kinds of delicious foods everywhere I looked and my taste buds were starving! (Read Part 2 to find out why I've only had bread to eat for the past 2 days!). It was so hard for me not to pull out my debit card and indulge myself in all of these great foods! "I could not spend money next month!" I told myself, "After all you deserve to eat good food!" – hold up! I DESERVE to eat good food? This is where I realized what was going on. Satan was sneaking into my thoughts and trying to lure me into the temptation of buying the food that I wanted so that I wouldn't have this awesome experience with God!
From that moment until now the temptation has remained the same, but my desire for it has decreased. And you know what? I'm still alive and eating very well on what God is providing for me! I get $5 USD every day for the rest of the month that will buy my food and water that I need and hopefully will be able to give done of it away.
