(This post was written earlier this year)
As I was eating soup earlier today, I saw that my soup had beans on them.
I like beans, but this day I committed to do a liquid fast, meaning I will abstain from solid food. I was tempted to eat just one bean, just to taste it.
I haven't eaten this kind of bean in a long time and coming to it now, I realized that I really miss its taste.
So then, as I was contemplating on eating just a bean to taste it, it struck me. If I eat this, I will not be satisfied with just one. The next one will be easier to eat because I gave in to the first. Then the next, then the next, until I empty my bowl completely.
Then I saw the parallel in my life, how giving in to small compromises can make me "less vigilant" to live for God. It has always been those "small compromises" that takes the fire out of me. This year, by God's grace, I will not give in.
And by the way, I did not eat the first bean after realizing this. Thank you Holy Spirit.
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