Just one more episode of this delicious show, I told myself one evening. Just one more chapter of this titillating book, I thought the next day.

Little by little, I felt like I was slipping further away from God as my entertainment choices became more risqué.

Have you too lived to satisfy your sinful nature? Our verse for today says that if we do, then we will reap decay and death. But if we live to please the Holy Spirit, we will harvest everlasting life. God knows our hearts. He knows what will truly satisfy our souls. It isn’t entertainment or people or things. Our hearts will be restless until they find their rest in our loving Father above. That is a paraphrase of “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in you.” Augustine of Hippo, Confessions

Let us press on to know the Lord through his Word and his Spirit. Let us make the right choice to stand on his side and fight the good fight of faith.

Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.- Gal.6:7-8 NLT

Dear Father, I’m sorry for all the time I have wasted on ungodly entertainment. I could have spent it getting to know you better. Please help me to spend time with you in the Bible each day. Teach me what I need to know. Thank you.

Throughout this day: ask a friend to keep you accountable to read a chunk of the Bible every day. Share with each other what Jesus has been telling you through his Word.

https://thelife.com/devotionals/harvest-life (Jan. 16, 2026)

That’s it for today. You’ve been listening to Perfect King’s Imperfect Princess and I’m your host Sheyvah Rex. Harvest Life is episode 49 of devotions to make you think and help you become more like Jesus as you travel this life with Him. Please

subscribe at sheyvahrex.Substack.com or at sheyvahrex.com and let me know what you think. What helps you to get closer to God after feeding your old sinful nature? God bless you.