ADDICT
“…hey, can I get a dip from you? Left my can at the gym…” and, with that, I came out of his back
pocket, to be opened by the other, a generous pinch then dug out and placed in
the other’s mouth! Another onlooker
asked, “… is that stuff addictive?” and,
yet another fellow added, “… just smelling the stuff is making me crave it;
and, I have not dipped in years.
Nicotine is a powerful drug. I
have not smoked in a while, either; but, when I puff on a cigarette, I can feel
the stuff warmly running through my veins…”
There are many addictions, some chemical, some more
mental. Many guys who tote me around in
their pocket, also love bottled addictions.
Of course there are snorted and smoked things out there. Some even use needles. And, then there is the internet. Some spend hours filling up their eyes, and
hearts, with shocking images.
The Book mentions not being filled with wine, but with the
Spirit. Now there is an ADDICTION! Imagine a SPIRITUAL addiction?! How would it be similar? Different?
What if folks were drawn to things above, like they are to things down
here? What would it look like? How would their lives be better?
And, how would a Jesus-junkie feed his habit? Would it be a daily addiction? Or, just a week-end diversion? Would it consume him? Could he just walk away from it? Would everything else in his life just fade
into nothing?
There’s something in the Book about their having “treasure
in earthen vessels…” but I think they are full of something else?! I don’t know much; I am just a Skoal
can! But, it seems that there is more to
life than what I can give?
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