I wish I was anorexic.
When I say this I’m not referring to having a negative body image, I’m not referring to starving myself for physical reasons. What I’m saying is I wish I could starve my FLESH. I wish I was anorexic so that my flesh would starve and my SPIRIT would be fully nourished.
The Christian walk is a battlefield. We are constantly at war physically, spiritually, and emotionally. The flesh and the spirit are in constant war and it’s up to us to decide who wins.
“So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.” (Galatians 5:16-18)
In many situations I picture those old cartoons where you have a little devil on one shoulder and a little angel on the other both whispering in your ear telling you what to do. This is literally how it feels sometimes when my spirit and flesh are at war. I know what I’m supposed to do, but my fleshly desires have such a stronghold on me sometimes that it feels near impossible to turn away.
“For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do–this I keep on doing.”(Romans 7:19)
But this does not have to be the case.
“So then, brothers, we are not obligated to the flesh to live according to the flesh, for if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die. But if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” (Romans 8:12-13)
Everyone has their own struggles and the devil attacks us each in individual ways. Know that you’re not alone and that everyone is in this war together. But the question is:
Will you take the forfeit?
Will you let your flesh win or will you put on the armor of Christ and fight this battle?
Will you choose to feed your flesh or your spirit?
I don’t know about you but I wish I was anorexic.
