In my bible reading the word “alert”
caught my attention. Alert means being aware, being prepared and being ready
with all the tools we will need to fight the devil and his temptations. I have
had a problem with eating as you know so after a conversation with my brother
and sister-in-law yesterday about eating based on the Paleo diet I was
intrigued and wanting to do something about my eating. The Whole30 challenge is
a 30-day challenge that gets rid of foods that are hurting our bodies. I went
to bed with all this on my mind and had one of those light bulb moments that
makes you think well “duh”. The devil is using all the processed foods and all
the convenience foods against us. He us laughing at us as we devour our
too-large a bowl of pasta or our nightly bowl of ice cream. He loves it when we
are in the grocery store and we end up tossing in an apple pie and a candy bar
just in case we are in need of chocolate. Pleeeeeeease! I am so aware now of
what the devil is doing so now it is time to get prepared and be ready with my
arsenal of tools. What are these tools? Three things come to mind: community,
prayer and commitment. The Whole30 challenge has an on-line community for
support and I have my brother and sister-in-law I can call up when the
temptation to make an unwise choice creeps up but I am also thinking about
starting a bible study support group who would like to do the challenge with me
and we can also read and study the book Spiritual Secrets to Weight Loss by
Kara David, MD that explores the fruits of the spirit and how the Holy Spirit
can help us in our fight against the temptation of food. I will let you know
the plans for starting this group as soon as I have time to contemplate it all.
If you are interested in being in the group, let me know. Have a wise-choice
making Sunday.
1Peter
5:8 Be self-controlled
and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone
to devour.
No comments:
Post a Comment