“For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder,” Mark 7:21

It happens EVERY SINGLE DAY! And I HATE IT! I’m talking about evil… and NOT just the evil that is OUT THERE! It is the evil that is within ME! I’m just being honest. Because it is THIS battlefield where the demons assigned to me LOVE to sling their arrows, fire their machine guns and drop their nukes! And I’d bet a dime to a donut that it is the exact same experience with YOU.

I was cleaning out the dishwasher… AFTER I had run it the day before. It takes several days for the 2 of us to fill up the thing with dirty dishes, and there is really no set rule as to WHO is supposed to do it. But the last few times it was ME who both loaded and UNLOADED the thing. Katie got home, and she didn’t even notice the dishwasher was empty, dishes were put away and the counter was clean!

A VERY INTERESTING development happened because the task doesn’t bother me in the least. Katie is gone all day teaching little kids how to learn… a talent for which I know NO one better! She gets home about 4 pm. Yesterday she got home at 4:30. Brain bomb #1 went off… “WHERE IS SHE and WHAT IS SHE DOING?” Putting the dishes away, bomb #2 whispered, “SHE should be doing this job!”

I said the thought was VERY INTERESTING because THAT is NOT how I even FEEL or THINK! Katie gives me ZERO reason to EVER distrust her. Putting away the dishes helps BOTH of us. I DAILY do things to show my love for her. And she doesn’t even have to notice. I do it BECAUSE I love her and want to prove it!. So where did those thoughts come from? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure it out!

I am the redeemed, forgiven, Child of Most High God! God is LOVE, so my godly tendency SHOULD be to love as well. But within me lies the flesh. And ‘flesh’ never moved out when I was saved. And satan and his demons would LOVE for me to ‘go fleshy’ and stay there! So they continually prick, bomb and blast at me from within. Little thoughts that zing can become the spark of a fireball!

The thoughts were ridiculous. That Is why I KNEW they weren’t from MY heart. They came from a foreign source. And I KNOW what that source is. Knowing I needed to punch that spirit in the nose, I went and cleaned the sinks, toilets and tubs! It was kind of a, “take THAT you evil spirit!” Because I know that thoughts continually thought about, lead to acts that can become habits! BAMM!

So how do you deal with YOUR thought life? Are you aware of the tendencies and weaknesses in your own flesh? Are you fighting them with Godly action and prayer? Or do you give in to the demonic or evil tendencies and let ‘flesh’ win? Jesus came to set me FREE! But there IS some work on MY part as well. So don’t beat yourself up… just throw out the trash and Have a GREAT weekend.