Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; Philippians 4:5e

Verse Reflections:  Ha!  My eating habits are anything but reasonable.  However, every time I say no to a desert or a processed carb I am letting my reasonableness be known to everyone.  Maybe this verse will give me strength to “just say no”.  I need a reason to say no.  I live in a world of great cooks, Southern cooks which means everything has a stick of butter in it and tastes delicious.  I have to “be reasonable” and quit accepting the foods that have been mixed up.  1 Tablespoon of butter is over 100 calories.  Really? That is just not fair.  I can use a tablespoon of butter on one piece of bread. ¼ cup of butter is over 400 calories (1 ½ snickers bar).  I can eat 12 homemade cookies in one sitting and that is more than ¼ cup of butter.  My record on hot melty doughnuts is 18 in one sitting- that is 2850 calories without the milk that has to follow each bite.  I am not reasonable in my choices.  I have to brand this verse on my heart.  I have to be reasonable in my eating choices.  For some reason, letting this be known to everyone is important to me today.  For some reason I have taken comfort in my flippant “I don’t care, I love to eat” attitude.  Today I am going to make sure everyone knows I am making reasonable choices.

Prayer:  Father, help me make reasonable choices today.  I need to eat, pure God foods for the rest of my life.  This is a hard choice for this Southern soul.  I love to cook. I love to mix.  I love the science behind cooking.  I am trying to learn to enjoy fresh herbs and mixing those instead of butter and sugar or butter and flour but it is hard.  I feel less alone when I read that “the Lord is at hand”.  I can be more reasonable in my choices if I know You are nearby.  I like the fact that I need to let everyone know my reasonableness.  I tend to hide when I am trying to make good decisions, this makes me more accountable.  Thank You for this reminder that I should publicly choose Your foods and say no to the processed foods.  Today we will let our reasonableness be known to everyone.