I saved for you
I searched for you
I panicked when you weren’t available to me
I looked forward to our refreshing time together
I remember your presence at many of my life events – both large and small
I heard you had a negative impact on me but I just closed my ears… I didn’t want to listen
There were many days when I used you as a reward for getting through a negative experience
I often saw you multiple times in a day but towards the end I started limiting how much of my attention you would have.
Now I see you and….
I might give you a second glance but I don’t look for you any more. I am glad to say I hardly miss you though occasionally I do. I certainly am no longer your biggest fan. I don’t devote much thought to you at all. When I see you, I don’t have to have you.
Can you believe all of that was over diet coke? Crazy but true. I didn’t grow up with pop in my house. I really don’t remember when it became so important to me but it probably has to do with when I worked at McDonald’s. It was free so what the heck? How quickly something that is free can become something that is binding. There is no freedom in that. I look back at my “affair” with diet coke and I can see the big picture of it now and it encourages me to tackle some of those other bad habits I’ve adopted. It has probably been at least 2 years since I have been enamored with diet coke but I know my personality….something else has moved into that top spot. But my success with this issue gives me hope!
Is there something you suspect you have an unhealthy attachment to? Unfortunately, these days there are so many options! Is there something you have convinced yourself that you deserve or you find sneaky ways to get access to it? Find an accountability partner and talk about it. Ask for prayer to change your behavior. Ask God to change your perspective and give you the strength to overtake the stronghold in your life. Practice saying adiós to this “bad friend” until they are so out of the picture your heart doesn’t race when you are in the same room. You can do it!
Adiós, diet coke, you have been a bad friend!
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freedom to enjoy the beggarly elements, all the while coming into bondage to them. Sad but true. But, greater is He that is in us! I love what you wrote. I have some “affections” that need to be dethroned, too! Thanks for the admonition and the encouragement.
Thanks, Debbi! I seem to always have things in higher places than they ought to be and things in “last place” that ought to be first! Blessings to you as you strip away the junk!
There are several who are addicted to diet pop. It has additives that are literally addictive. Lots of processed “foods” also have additives that are addictive, so beware.
Thank you, Carol! I am a bit disturbed at how much pop is just expected to be available at so many functions! When our church has events I try to bring homemade lemonade or apple juice but they look at me funny when I do that. Who needs to drink all this pop anyway? Not a one of us!