Yesterday my household was preparing for the Halloween Hunt we realized we were short a few items. So off I ran to the store with Remington, my oldest, and we began the frantic search for batteries, tape and some last minute items we didn't even know we needed. While searching the store Remington asked me what is Halloween all about? It took me back for a second and I began to try to explain to him what it is all about.
I told him how in some countries it is referred to as The Day of the Dead and it is to mourn the loss of loved ones. While others use it as a day to worship the dead and practice evil, and yet others look at it as a day of tricks and practical jokes. I told him some cultures used it as kind of a celebration of the coming winter and the passing of summer, a harvest festival if you will. Then he asked why do we celebrate it?....The candy son, the candy….
It is all about the candy. We look at life trying to find the candy. We want only the sweets in life and it shows. We have diet soda, diet candy, and zero calories cool aid drinks. We are sold on the idea that something will make us feel good, enjoy life, taste good, have more fun for longer, and satisfy our desire to be pleased. It’s all about the candy for us.
That is one of the lies that Satan is selling us. It is all about the candy. It is not. While that taste good Jesus tells us the candy is temporary. It is not about the candy but about the savior. Does that mean I can’t have the candy? No the candy is not the problem it is when we put it above Jesus that it becomes the problem. It is ok to have some of the good stuff in life as long as it is not taking away from the important part of life…our relationship with God. When it is ALL about the Candy we have failed.
What is the Candy in your life that is getting in the way of your relationship?
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