As I began my journaling today I was hit with some temptations I don’t typically contend with as I’m having my devotions. I knew the source of them and brought it out in my journaling. I asked Jesus what He wanted me to know regarding this? His response was immediate. He simply said in that “still small voice”, “Flesh feeds flesh, so if you want to gratify your selfishness then feed it flesh. If you want to feed spirit, feed it spiritual food for spirit feeds spirit and flesh feeds flesh.” It was then I surrendered all of that temptation to Jesus and it dissipated–just like that. Later in my journaling I asked Jesus as I do each day, what He wanted me to know for today? This is when I heard Him say that when the day ends we can be given a plate of guilt if we feed flesh to flesh or we can be given a plate of JOY if we choose to feed spirit with spiritual food. I choose JOY for today.

God is so amazingly kind, yet thorough as He works with us and guides us each and every day. There is simply no joy like that which comes from obedience to Him, trusting Him and living life’s journey with Him. How I love Him!