Here’s what I was thinking and blogging about this time last year. Thought it was worth re-posting with a bit of editing. . .
Food is a powerful force. What, when, and how much we eat can be a deadly and spiritual decision. Consider this:
– The first commandment was about food.
– The first temptation was about food.
– The first sin was about food.
Food and appetite—what we do with both is kinda important.
I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things.
(Philippians 3:19, 20)
Could this “their god is their stomach” comment somehow be connected to the “enemy of the cross” idea? I’m afraid so.
I don’t want to be an enemy of the cross, so I’m intentionally dethroning the stomach god this week. And the process is brutal. I feel like if I drink any more water, I’ll grow gills and scales.
I dethrone the stomach god at the beginning of every year—but somehow he manages to make a comeback—usually during holidays.
How do I keep him off the throne? Maybe the cross is the key. Gotta kill that false stomach god before he gets too big.
