Unexpectedly Convicted

A few nights ago my family accompanied some of our friends for dinner. We went to a restaurant that just happens to be my least favorite. Well, let me be honest, I despise this restaurant. The food is overpriced, flavorless, and the wait staff is not up to par. My entire attitude was spoiled in preparation to go to dinner. Our friends were awesome, but I was the “Scrooge” of the whole evening. My wife even nudged me under the table, to which I responded, “I am fully aware of my attitude.” When dinner was finished we gave our salutations to our friends and I walked to the truck thankful for my friends, but begrudging the choice of restaurant and the money spent. I jumped in my truck and immediately felt the conviction of the Holy Spirit. The conviction was in reference to my willingness to put up such fuss over food choice when I so easily excuse my own sinfulness. A flood of verses came back to mind and I here are a few of them;
Psalm 45:7 (ESV)
7 you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness.
Psalm 97:10 (ESV)
10 O you who love the LORD, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints;
he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
Proverbs 8:13 (ESV)
13 The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
and perverted speech I hate.
Romans 12:9 (ESV)
9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.

Wow!! I sat for a moment thinking, ‘How can my whole disposition change over something so trivial, and so easily excuse the things that God hates.’ God hates sin, and often, I condone it. In matters of sin, I think I am like a person waiting for the weekend to splurge on their diet because they have been good all week. It is as though I say, “God, you know I have been really good, so I know you will not have a problem with this sin.” Once again, I realize I am not as far along in my relationship with God as I think I am. I caught a glimpse that there is more in my life that needs to be fulfilled by Christ. As Piper said, “God is most glorified when I am most satisfied in Him.” Satisfy my heart God, that I may glorify you.
How is your resistance to sin? Do you hate sin as much as you despise trivial things? Is Christ fulfilling you in order that life is solidly satisfying? Lord grant us to be complete in your righteousness. Let us begin to love what you love and hate what you hate. Be glorified by my satisfaction in you!!