Don't Kill Desire, pt. 3

I'm sorry that it's taken me so long to get this last post out. I needed to make sure that my schoolwork and stuff was under control. Now that I've finished with that, I finally have time to sit down and finish up my thoughts on desire. This is part 3 of my mini-series on desire. In part 1, we established that desire is at the root of various habits and problems in our lives, and that killing those unwanted desires isn't enough to help us to overcome those habits and problems. In part 2 we further clarified why attempting to kill desire isn't enough with the examples of overeating and pornography. Now we're going to dive into what to do about it.

One last caveat before we jump in: Attempting to kill negative (or unwanted) desires completely is nearly impossible by itself, or so I've found. Willpower isn't constant, and when it wanes, I have found that negative desires spring up.

Don't Kill Desire, pt. 2

A few days ago, I wrote about the concept of killing desire in relation to overcoming habitual sin. If you haven't read part 1 head on over and take a look. This post will make a lot more sense. Or maybe not.

You all caught up? Good. Allow me to try to clarify why I don't think trying to kill desire is adequate for having us overcome habitual sin. Let's pretend that I struggle with being overweight. (If you know me, you know this isn't a problem, but for the sake of the analogy, let's pretend.) I understand that some people are obese due to medical or other perfectly legitimate issues, but let's say that I'm overweight simply because I love food. I love the way it smells, the way it tastes, the textures as I chew, the feeling of satisfaction that comes after eating. I love everything about food. Now let's say that I have decided that I need to lose weight, so I start a diet that removes unhealthy, processed foods from my normal eating cycle. After four weeks on said diet, I've lost 42 pounds and feel much better about myself, so I finish up that special diet and everything goes back to normal.

Eating for Christ

Hey everyone, I'm working on expanding my blog and the main way that I'm going to be doing that is through guest bloggers. I'd like to introduce you to my friend Tim, aka Timoshizaki. I've known Tim for over a decade, and he's one of my best friends. He'll be popping in monthly to write about God and life, and possibly more. So, without further ado, I present to you: Tim.

~Chris 

Okay hello everyone this is my first time blogging in a long time, :) This will be a different kind of blog okay... here goes.

     January 30th.    I have recently visited the doctor asking him if there was something wrong with my ears and if I should be concerned with them, he told me it was nothing saying that it is natural to have puffy (feeling).  Then later on he told me that he was concerned about me and my weight, that it has increased a little too fast, and how it would effect me later on.  Knowing about the consequences I decided that I must take action. I made a New Year's Resolution over at my friend Kimberly's house but that did not last long; within one hour I said to myself it begins tomorrow, and sooner or later I have completely forgotten about my promise about becoming healthy.