So for some reason the other day when I was contemplating eating ten mozzarella cheese sticks... yes ten and I thought to myself... just because I Want it doesn't mean I NEED to eat it. What a revelation! I have really been trying to eat healthy lately and working out and it is working, I am loosing weight. But for me it isn't just about the pounds. It is more of a mindset because well, for forever I have had the mindset that because I want it, it must mean that I need it. What a selfish concept and really how ungrateful!
I feel like we live in a society where this train of thought is mindlessly drilled into our heads with everything. We MUST have the new iPhone or cutest handbag or the appetizer before our meal because hey why not, everyone else is doing it. Well where has it gotten us? With a nation who is fascinated with gluttony, and not just with food.
Now I am not writing this to condemn or criticize those who think this way... because hello I am one of the many. This is just a think out loud reminder to myself that God commands me to have SELF CONTROL. Wait isn't that one of the fruits of the spirit? Instead of going to food or the TV or the newest handbag to make me feel loved, valued or just plain better about myself I should be going to God. He reminds us so many times in his word to cast all our cares on him.. I am talking about struggling with not eating that second piece of cake casting. Yep he is talking about that too! It might seem silly but I am really starting to understand the meaning of those words and honestly I feel like it has helped me succeed in this area where I haven't been before. I wish I would of figured it out sooner, but as I heard on the radio today listening to a preacher... "God reveals what you need to know, when you need it." So true!
