“Life is more than food”

Luke 12: 22 Then Jesus said to His disciples. “Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food…”

Verse Reflections:  Nooooo I don’t want to hear that life is more than food.  Just kidding.  I do love getting up in the morning and thinking about what I will eat for lunch or dinner.  Food is happiness for me.  Exaggeration?  Maybe, maybe not.  I’m not sure.  I REALLY like food.  I will say that God plus one has helped me not obsess quite as much.  I get to eat it but I’m not conjuring up all these recipes with butter and sugar like I used to.  I do need to focus on the second part of this verse.  Life is more than food.  Beginning my day with scripture seriously has made a difference.  Eating God foods has seriously made a difference.  Ironically, I am less hungry.  Something about those carbs and empty calories disappearing I would guess.  I stay full longer.  God is so smart.  We tend to somewhere along the way use our own brains to take over what He has already perfected.  When did we start creating breads, pasta and cakes and cookies and pretzels…?  Why didn’t we just stop with what He made for us to eat?  I’m not saying these foods are “wrong” and “evil”.  We can have one a day or so.   However, there have been days in my past when these foods were the primary foods I ate.  Obviously, not a wise choice.

Prayer:  God help me remember that life is more than food.  I know this and I truly believe I am living it out better.  I am frustrated because let’s be honest, I got on the scales early and do not see progress.  Knowing You, I will get on the scales again in five days at the end of the month and see the difference.  Right now I am secretly depressed.  Keep my head up, don’t let me worry about my life, what I eat or about my body.  Ugh, that one is hard.  I am not liking my body right now.  I have always had a good one and I do not like cellulite.  I am just being honest here God.  Take away my vanity.  (Okay, take away my cellulite ha ha). Take away my worry about my body, what I will wear and how I look in the clothes.  Take away my obsession with food.  Let me look beyond to what is important in Your kingdom.  In a place with no food.  I love You.  Today we will remember that life is more than food.