APPETITE SNARLS

Hunger is a part of life, but not life itself. All our passions for consuming do tax our capacity for clarity. It brings us to the moment of confrontation.

Some deal with that reality different than others. The hide from the truth. Which God would seek us to avoid.

For the truth is often difficult to embrace. Each of us has some thread of selfishness in our essence.

It is not what many of us want to hear. But it is the reality. And one that if we do not accept only makes things worse.

I recall reading this book once about relationships and how the author pointed out that selfishness really does play a part in so much we do. Only in different degrees.

For some, the problem of insecurity's make their appetite for selfishness even more intense and difficult to admit. Because the person senses or believes insecurities are a weakness. So they never admit to them.

Instead they just get inclined to lie about their motives. Becoming totally obsessed with controlling everything in life and being completely unreasonable in their demands.

And you can be sure they will never admit it either. Just insist upon being totally unreasonable in all way and not seeing any problem in the process.

Meanwhile, if you happen to object to their abuse, oh it is the end of the world. You are, in their opinion, being selfish. The word, giving, only applies to you!

Oh they do practice a form of giving. One where they make sure everyone in the world knows about it. Which is never really giving in the Lord's eyes.

Above all, God wants us to see ourselves for who we really are. And it is only with his help that each of us can in any way be different with the help of the holy spirit.

With his spirit's help we can touch the places in our soul that allow us to look beyond ourselves. To see what truly is and embrace who we are in a way that will work for good and not for bad.

But we can't do that if god isn't the inspiration. For many he isn't. So they merely walk by their own strength, relying on their own passions.

Which always fails to embrace truth. And never leads to improvement. Not that we ever embrace this fact. We just live in the lies.

Till we face the Lord and then the lies have no success any longer.