Escaping the Bondage of Self-Indulgence

Keep the Heart

Francie Taylor

Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 632 Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2021

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of self-indulgence is “excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims.” Self-indulgence has lots of indicators. Here are some signs that you may be struggling with self-indulgence: You have an income but no money because of your spending habits. You repeatedly complain about your weight but you keep eating things that are great for packing on the pounds. Arriving late is your trademark for almost everything because of poor time management. You allow yourself to be moody and expect people to deal with it because "that's just how you are." You’re taking poor care of your health but making excuses for it. Self-indulgence is self-inflicted bondage. You are in prison and holding the keys. Living like this makes life less enjoyable and more stressful. The self-indulgent life seems like it would reward us, but it actually robs and enslaves us. This tendency to do whatever we please was born in the Garden of Eden, and it has been an easy trap every since. What can we do about it? This episode provides three starter suggestions, and then it would be best for you to go and spend some time with the Lord in prayer for more specific direction. We’re all unique, and while we may have common struggles, God can put His finger on our particular weaknesses and help us to overcome them by His power and might, not by our own. Ponder the Path 31-Day Devotional Visit Keep the Heart Keep the Heart on Instagram Keep the Heart on Facebook Francie on Facebook Like this podcast? Become a supporter!

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0:00.0	You know this drill. On Monday, you're going to start a detox. You've got all the supplies,
0:06.1	and your debit or credit card just took a $100 hit minimum. You rationalize it. You won't need
0:12.4	that grocery money because you're not going to be eating much, but that pep talk won't put money
0:17.6	back in the bank. But this time, you're serious. And then Monday comes. You line up the
0:24.7	supplies, you guzzle something gross, you grab your gigantic water bottle and head into the day.
0:31.7	Why are you already feeling like quitting when you just started? Because this is hard work,
0:37.4	you tell yourself. you talk yourself into
0:40.0	making it into bedtime and you're excited when you wake up the next morning to a gift on the
0:45.3	scale of a lighter body weight who cares if it's water weight it's gone and that's what counts right
0:52.5	hmm well motivation kicks into high gear and before you know it
0:57.4	you're refusing food left and right feeling like a pro and you're so proud of yourself and you're
1:04.2	trying really hard not to judge all the wild eaters around you before you know it you've finished a whole week of your deprivation program.
1:14.2	The problem is it's not sustainable. And then someone brings something irresistible into your airspace.
1:21.8	Oh, no! You waver, and then you wobble, and then you're just going to have just one bite.
1:29.7	A few days and a lot of bites later, you're right back where you started and maybe even worse,
1:35.0	and to top it off, you feel lousy. What happened?
1:39.7	You had a fight with self-indulgence, and self-indulgence won.
1:47.3	Self-indulgence is about more than food or restrictive dieting it's actually the opposite of disciplined living thank you for joining
2:00.2	keep the heart for today's podcast with Francie Taylor.
2:03.8	Francie is an author, teacher, and conference speaker.
2:07.3	Sharing lessons from the Word of God is her passion.
2:10.6	Now, back to today's important study.
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