"I am going to choose the wisdom of the Word over the wisdom of the world."

The Word is not wisdom without action.  In order to understand the Word, we have to DO SOMETHING with it (what is faith without action?).  I am so guilty of this - becoming frustrated in my relationship with God, feeling as if it's not going anywhere and then I'm reminded about my lack of action.  How selfish and ignorant of me to think that knowing God will not take work; that having "faith" is just believing that things are going to be okay because I believe in God.  Umm...no.  I wish it were that easy.  I love how she says that anything that is truly good for us our flesh will oppose.  She goes on to give the example of placing a bowl of ice cream and a bowl of spinach in front of you and asking which one we will want to eat.  I mean who is really going to choose spinach over ice cream?  Yet, we know that spinach would be the healthier option, but because we are conditioned with this need for instant gratification and to please our senses, we will choose the ice cream.  It tastes better, it's sweeter; it's more satisfying in the moment.

A relationship with God requires discipline.  I have to learn to delay gratification; to understand that God works on a different time frame than I do and that what ever he has in store for me is way better than anything I could possibly plan for myself.  Every time I decide that I'm too tired or just don't feel like praying, reading the bible or being in community, I'm delaying the work that God wants to do in me.  I'm delaying receiving the fruits of the spirit that God so desperately wants me to have.  The everyday choice of spending time with God has a consequence, which may not be evident in that moment.  It may be during those times that God is answering prayers or teaching me things that will have a profound impact.

I dunno... just thoughts I was having after watching this video.  I'm off to read Ephesians.