The Battle Isn't Over Donuts

"If you love Me, you will keep My commands." ~ John 14:15

One day, about a week ago, I was very hungry on my way home from school. That's a 30-45 minute drive, which is a long time to be focused on being hungry. About 10 minutes in to my drive, I turned into Dunkin Donuts. I wanted blueberry munchkins (so delicious). They were out of them, so I settled on two glazed donuts.

I ate the first donut pretty quickly. As I bit into the second donut, a battle started within me. It went something like this:

"Do you love Me?"

"Yes, of course."

"Do you really love Me?"

"Yes, I really love You."

"More than that donut?"

"Of course, but I still want to eat this donut."

"Is that the obedient thing to do?"

"Um ... I really want this donut."

(Please keep in mind that I was eating this donut during the entire battle. Battles of the spiritual nature don't require hands, and I only needed one hand on the steering wheel.)

"Do you want to be obedient to Me more than you want that donut?"

".......................................... Sigh ............................ Yes."

I didn't finish the donut.

I threw the rest of it away when I arrived at home.

For me, this battle isn't over donuts. This is a spiritual battle. This is a matter of conforming my will to My Father's will, a matter of being obedient. 

You know what? The cool thing is that Jesus already won the victory over sin. I just need to walk in that victory. I wasn't walking in victory as I bit into the second donut, but I was when I put down the 3/8 of the donut that was left. I don't say that pridefully. I say that to brag on my Savior, because I LOVE donuts. "They're my one true weakness" (Larkrise to Candleford - watch it). The power of the Holy Spirit is the only thing that will help me put down a donut (or not go to Dunkin Donuts in the first place). 

I'm excited to watch the Holy Spirit at work in my life. How is He at work in yours?