Mine Field in the Grocery Store!!!!

When I moved to this small town one of the biggest changes I noticed right away was the conservativeness. I'm not sure if that is even a word but I'm using it ha ha! When I say "conservativeness" I mean things like, no buying alcohol on Sundays, and no slot machines in the gas station, and a church on every corner (even in a small town).

When I became a Christian and a mother I began to appreciate small things like how the local grocery store I shopped in did not sell alcohol. I am a recovered alcoholic and there are times when the urge to drink is so overpowering it's only by the grace of God I am able to escape it. I am a born again Christian and Jesus changed my life. I don't desire the lifestyle I did before being saved but there are times when I am so tempted. I can't explain it and I wish I could be rid of it but it's part of my flesh and I am pretty sure I will live with this for the rest of my life. That is one reason why I counsel my children not to even bother with the first drink. I pray they will live a life free from the scars of drugs and alcohol.

A few years ago our "conservative" local grocery store began selling alcohol. I was so disappointed to walk in and see the stacks of cases of booze... I got in the habit of just not walking by the alcohol section. Then they grew wise to my methods because they started placing displays of beer all over the store!!! So now when I'm shopping with my family it's like a mine field of temptation. God tells us in the Bible to flee from sin and I do every time I see one of these displays. I dart down the closest isle or scoot past as quickly as I can.

I am getting stronger every time I refuse to give in to my temptation. I know God allows me to be tempted for this very reason. To make me stronger. I'm sad to see the slow decay in our society. It's actually not so slow anymore. It's spiraling out of control. So many people have lost the sense of right and wrong and those who haven't are like me in the grocery store, walking through a mine field of temptation. I am sad to think of the world my children are growing up in, and what they will face as adults raising children themselves. It makes 1Thessalonians 5:17 mean more to me than ever. "PRAY WITHOUT CEASING"