Satan is always lurking about.
And, he seems to know just what our flesh wants.
I have a nice car. It’s fine. It a wonderful car. But it’s old. 15 years old. It’s still a great car.
Nothing is broken.
Nothing doesn’t work well.
Here Satan comes with the enticing.
I also found out this week I need a new water well on my property.
A new well can cost up to $50,000 when all is said and done and can even go higher.
My old well is old. it is not fine. it’s more than 15 years old.
The other day I was talking a shower and dirt was mixed the water.
I can survive without a newer car, but not without clean water.
It’s a bad time to buy a newer car.
It’s brown and I want a brown model just like mine, newer and with far less miles.
But I just had to look. A brown beauty, shiny and much newer tempting me.
It reminded me of when King David counted the armies when the Lord told him not to.
It’s still a bad time to buy a car when I don’t need one.
It would be cheaper than the well though, says the devil on my left shoulder.
And what could it hurt, just a few hundred dollars a month?
Better to give that to the ministries that are trying to save souls.
It’s tough when we get off track, when we allow ourselves to get off track.
I like nice things.
It has always been a struggle of mine.
What I haven’t done yet is ask God for wisdom.
I’ll do that.
I’ll take a break and come back when I have some wisdom from God above.
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not;
and it shall be given him. James 1:5
The flesh wants what it wants.
It is a struggle to say no to ourselves.
Here is the wisdom I got:
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost,
whether he have sufficient to finish it? Luke 14:28
The car has been on a lot for a month.
I will first see what the well ends up costing.
Then, I will take a look at all my finances and see if there is sufficient room for a new car, too.
I really want a newer model in brown, just like this one that is available now.
Isn’t this one of the fruits of the spirit? One that I am not good at?
Self-control. Ah yes, not so good at that one. Not like I’d like to be. Nothing like Jesus.
Onward.