July 6, 2011 - Eat when you are hungry, stop when SATISFIED - Pay Attention, Draw Near To God
Oh the fight and lack of love for God.
Proverbs 23:19-21 (ESV)
Hear, my son, and be wise, and direct your heart in the way. Be not among drunkards or among gluttonous eaters of meat, for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags.
Here are some eating bits from Weigh Down that may help in this quest to love God more than food.
It should take you at least 10 minutes to eat if not 20. That is how long it takes for the food to digest and reach the blood stream to tell you that you are full.
Your stomach is the size of your clinched fist - never serve yourself more than a fistful.
Tips for slowing down
- Pray for God to help you slow down and watch what happens.
- Try stopping in the middle of your meal for one to two minutes.
- Try drinking two or three ounces of orange juice or sweet beverage before you start.
- Try looking up from the food. Enjoy the company. Divorce yourself from that food!
- Try using a fork.
- Try sipping between bites.
- Try taking smaller bites.
- Get the food out of your sight when you even suspect you are comfortably full. or better yet, leave the table and go into another room and pray for God to remove the desire to eat another bite. Give Him a few minutes, and He will answer the prayer.
Shamblin, Gwen (2009). Weigh Down Diet (p. 99, 100). Galilee Trade. Kindle Edition.
Proverbs 27:7
One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
Your dependent spirit is addicted to the love of the substance, and letting go of food or tobacco will really be hard and emotionally difficult unless you simultaneously replace that dependence with clinging onto God.
Shamblin, Gwen (2009). Weigh Down Diet (pp. 102-103). Galilee Trade. Kindle Edition.
So what is the root of the problem? It is what your heart is depending on!
Shamblin, Gwen (2009). Weigh Down Diet (p. 103). Galilee Trade. Kindle Edition.
The way to end the entire cycle is to transfer your passion for food to passion for God.
Shamblin, Gwen (2009). Weigh Down Diet (p. 104). Galilee Trade. Kindle Edition.
Today's memory verse and a promise:
Hebrews 11:6 (ESV)
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
Yet another cat pic. I am really disappointed in this. It was the best doodle but the scan it took didn’t keep and I didn’t know it. I painted it and don’t like it but usually don’t care because of the drawing backup. This time I had no backup so I have to re-draw.
