“Take refuge”

The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18:2

Verse Reflections:  I love the idea of taking refuge inside a rock.  I can imagine “glamping” with a wonderful mattress and bed, curling up with a good book, a bowl of good God foods and knowing the storms of life outside can’t touch me.  The hard protection of the rock will keep natural disasters and predators away.  Some of you are imagining a cave and the animal coming in through the hole.  Nope.  God says, inside a rock.  There is no hole.  You will be safe inside.  He will be a fortress, impenetrable and safe.  He will be your shield, protecting your vital organs from any weapons.  He is the horn of your salvation.  Animal horns are used for their protection.   We are protected!  We have been delivered!  Accept it and live it.  You have been delivered from your addiction to eating.  Accept that fact.  Eat God foods and eat them often so Your cravings will not get out of control.  Live it and then Crave it.  Don’t expect your cravings to disappear first.  Run inside of the rock every time you begin craving the foods.  This verse tells us we will have enemies.  My enemy is my cravings for processed foods.  This enemy will happen.  I must expect it and be prepared to pull out my horns, my shield and run to the rock and take refuge inside.

Prayer:  Thank You Father for being my refuge.  Thank You for being my rock.  I need this knowledge that I can run inside Your protection when my enemy, the craving of sweets and processed foods, comes after me with a vengeance.  I can go along and eat beautifully and then without warning it hits me.  Father, take these moments from me.  Be my shield so that I am stronger than these cravings.  Allow me to stop and call on You instead of blocking You from my mind when these cravings happen.  At the very least allow me the energy to run inside of You for refuge until these cravings stop.  I’ve lived long enough to know that they will come.  I have asked for the cravings to stop but they are my Achilles tendon.  Satan knows it and He roars like a lion with the temptations.  Allow me to pull out You, my horn, and attack back.  Allow me to know you are my strength, my stronghold.  We can eat God foods and one serving of anything I want.  There will be no guilt.  There will be no seconds.  I can have seconds, I just need to save my second helping until tomorrow.  Thank You for the mindset that You are slowly but surely giving me.  Thank You for strength!  I love You.