40% Of People In A Survey Said That "Getting Fat" Was What They Feared Most
Did you know that at least 65% of Americans are always on a diet? We are gluttons! We have been blessed with enormous quantities of food and we think nothing of the calories we consume daily. In one day we consumme the same amount of calories that people many years ago consummed in an entire week. We eat our way to clogged arteries and obesity. We always have an excuse for going out to eat: had a bad day, had a good day, it's my birthday, too tired to cook, got a promotion, got a demotion, a friend is in town ... the excuses we use to treat ourselves to food are endless. I have used these excuses myself.
We are gluttons and it is dangerous. Why? Because:
1. It is making food and drink more important than other things, including God.
2. It is turning to a substitute to supply our emotional needs.
3. It is the sin of being preoccupied with a temporary state of our physical being.
4. It seems to be a gateway to other things in excess (such as spending money!).
An unknown author is quoted as saying, "It is my conviction that a very large part of mankind's ills, and of the world's misery, is due to the rapid practice of trying to feed the soul with the body's food." This is a powerful statement! So many of us think that food will make us feel better, but it is only a very, very temporary fix.
So what can we do to improves ourselves? We can:
1. Seek to glorify God in our body.
2. Seek to live a balanced lifestyle.
3. Learn from others who have faced other giants in their life.
Gaining self control is the key here. After all, Galatians 5:22-23 says, "But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, and self control. Against such things there is no law." Too many of us are seeking happiness in all the wrong places.
~Julie
We are gluttons and it is dangerous. Why? Because:
1. It is making food and drink more important than other things, including God.
2. It is turning to a substitute to supply our emotional needs.
3. It is the sin of being preoccupied with a temporary state of our physical being.
4. It seems to be a gateway to other things in excess (such as spending money!).
An unknown author is quoted as saying, "It is my conviction that a very large part of mankind's ills, and of the world's misery, is due to the rapid practice of trying to feed the soul with the body's food." This is a powerful statement! So many of us think that food will make us feel better, but it is only a very, very temporary fix.
So what can we do to improves ourselves? We can:
1. Seek to glorify God in our body.
2. Seek to live a balanced lifestyle.
3. Learn from others who have faced other giants in their life.
Gaining self control is the key here. After all, Galatians 5:22-23 says, "But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, and self control. Against such things there is no law." Too many of us are seeking happiness in all the wrong places.
~Julie
