“This ain’t heavy”

I John 5:3 This is love for God: to obey His commands. And His commands are not burdensome.”

Verse Reflections:  This verse reminds me of the song, “He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother”.  Oh the love that makes us want to carry those that need us, those that love us without thinking of the time, the energy and the weight.  This verse reminds us that eating the foods God made for us is not a burden, it is not a heavy load, it is a privilege, it is an honor.  Each day I get up thinking about what I am going to eat.  I am going to think with joy about the God foods today.  To be honest my first 90 days was a disaster of going back and forth mentally and physically on eating God foods but I do feel a difference in this fourth month.  I know I am making a change for life and I am shopping differently, I am looking on the menu differently.  I am ready to change my portion size now.  The first 90 days I just had to start eating the right foods without worrying about the portions and even though I lost a little weight I knew I needed to take it to a new level.  So today I am going to focus on the love of God and obey His commands.  Over and over I am hearing the message that I need to obey God’s commandments.  We have to show our love for Him by obeying Him. In Genesis 1:23, He says, Behold, I have given you every plant yielding see that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with see in its fruit.  You shall have them for food.   Genesis 9:3 says Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.  Today’s command is going to be “Thou shalt love no other Gods before me.”  I am going to quit making food my god, I am going to spend more time loving the true God.  And I am going to know that His commands are not heavy, they are not burdensome.  I must not think of this as carrying a heavy burden but think of it as a loving privilege of carrying my brother, my savior.  I get to obey His commands.

Prayer:  Father, allow me to bask in the joy of obeying You today.  Allow me to honor You by putting my love for You before my love for food.  I know the time I spend thinking about food far outweighs the time I spend thinking of You, talking to You.  Some days it may be equal, but today I want to begin making You the center of my day.  I want to think of You, my savior as my center.  I think of You carrying the cross and I want to think of picking You up as You stagger under the weight and carrying You today.  I want to imagine that my love for You far outweighs the weight of changing.  Lord, I am excited about eating Your foods today.  I am excited about starting my day with You, honoring Your commands because of my love for You.