The past two days I've had true joy.
I decided to journey through the gospels, starting with the first one, Matthew. Tuesday was awesome. Matthew 1 and 2 is what I live for. CHRISTMAS! but nothing really life changing came out of it. I just felt good. I love spending time with my God. I went to class feeling so awesome, but then life threw a few setbacks. I began to feel busy, angry, lazy, upset... the usual. I thought maybe this whole "transformation" things was a lost cause.
I decided to try the same thing again. I woke up wednesday, grabbed a cup of coffee, and ready matthew chapter 2-4, and I came across the story of Jesus in the wilderness. He hadn't eaten anything and was starving, so, of course, it was a perfect time for satan to move in.
Satan (or the tempter) said to Jesus "Hey man, you're the son of God, turn that rock into some bread" but then Jesus said something miraculous, that made my heart drop, that really changed my life. He quoted the end Deuteronomy 8:3 which says "man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes out of the mouth of the LORD"
That was it. The key verse to life change.
Let's get literal.
Bread is nothing but carbs, and what do carbs do? Fill you up fast, and satisfy your hunger, but of course, you're going to get hungry again, so just eat some more bread! But with all this bread you're not going to get all the vitamins and minerals you need. You'll get sick, you'll end up in the hospital, and you could die. You can't just live on bread.
This junk I've been filling my life with keeps me satisfied for a few moments, but eventually I'm hungry for more. I can't survive like this. It's deadly. I need my God.
Never a second passes with the Lord in which I don't feel satisfied.
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