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I wonder if anyone else is having trouble obeying the Lord with food.
Hugs,
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer
What else ya gonna do? So snow is melting, power and phones are back up and hubby is happy and back in the den surfing the net. You can plan and do whatever you want but if God isn't the reason for it, it won't be fruitful.We can do the most phylanthropic and kindest things in the world but if we aren't asking God to guide us we aren't going to accomplish to the fullest we otherwise would have. Not only do we need to seek God's guidance in whatever endeavor we do we also need to give Him the the glory and publically acknowledge His hand in it. No matter how hard we work at it, without giving God the glory our work is in vain. So remember no matter how big or how small the task at hand always acknowledge the Lord's hand in it! God bless! Karen
Thanks for posting this. I am one who also got sober, with a ton of God, and no me. What I never realized till today is that I have been the one in control of my food, and making the poor choices because of it.
I needed to be reminded that God is faithful, and will help me resist the sugar and fatty foods, as well as the quantity.
Hugs,
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
THANK YOU for sharing!! This really helped me today!
Judy
When I stopped drinking, finally, it was a total God thing. He took away my obsession for alcohol and I was finally free. I honestly feel I had nothing to do with it. I showed up, and God did all the work. Somehow, with food, it seems different. I always feel like I HAVE to be in control of it. I'm really not sure how to "surrender" it to God.
I don't know if I'm making sense. I'll cross post this to the transfer addiction board and my sober24 folks too.
Blessings, Jill
WLS 5/31/07. Maintaining a weight loss of 141 pounds and feeling amazing!
Now, in America, we don't have the pressure to eat food sacrificed to idols, at least not the kind of idols that this story is talking about. But, recently, I have been challenged to look at the idols in my life. An idol is anything that I allow in my life to take the place of God, and my devotion to Him.
I include alcohol and drugs in my list of idols. But, is sugar an idol to me? In recent years, after my year of being sugar free, post op, it has once again, become one. Is fried food an idol to me? Again, after my year of being free of it post-op it has been once again. I must confess and repent of that behavior, and abstain from them once again, just as I did with the drugs and alcohol. God gave me His strength and grace to do it for that year post-op, and He continues to prove Himself faithful to me in my year of being clean and sober from the drugs and alcohol. He will continue to do just that again.
What food idols have you been able to see in your diet? Whose wrath are we willing to face in our desire to be obedient to the Lord with our diet?
Hugs,
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
March 1
Obeying God
Daniel 1:1-8
The story of Daniel illustrates some key elements of obedience. We see the wise young man doing what the Lord com-manded, in the right manner and timing.
Daniel knew that God's law prohibited eating food that had been offered to idols. But he was living in captivity in Babylon—a nation that worshiped false gods—and soon faced a hard decision. King Nebuchadnezzar had ordered that the choicest of foods be sent for Daniel's meals after first being presented to idols. Was it better to obey the Lord and risk angering the king—or to disobey God and please the ruler?
On the surface, the question for Daniel was about unacceptable food. But the underlying issue was allegiance to God. He could have rationalized breaking the divine command by telling himself he was a servant and had no choice. Instead, Daniel resolved not to eat the royal food and sought a way through the dilemma that would honor the Lord and keep His law.
Today, many things that our world finds acceptable are outside God's protective boundaries for His children. Some are not good for us while others do not honor Him. Our desire as Christians is to obey the Lord, but our fleshly side wants to please ourselves and others. Yet denying self and obeying God is always the right choice.
To become like Daniel, we must make a wholehearted commitment to follow the Lord and consistently apply Scripture to our decision making. Then, when challenges come, we'll have the courage to obey God's commands. Our Father is pleased when we choose a lifestyle of obedience like Daniel's.
Albert Schweitzer
Well, Monday's In Touch devotional was based on Acts 6:4. "But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word." I have studied Acts many times before, but never realized till this time around that it was not just a historical account of the beginning of the Church after the ascension of our Lord, BUT, it is an exhortation, or more of a command to me, to help in the growth of the Church by sharing the gospel myself.
I had always used the cop-out that I don't have the gift of evangelism, so that is why I do not evangelize. It was when my daughter was in college, and I saw her enthusiasm for her participation in Campus Crusade for Christ, and being bold to do short term missions projects, after having gone to Tunisia in high school to help missionary friends of ours. Her example challenged me to stretch myself, and I went on a Campus Crusade trip to Spain. What I learned in that two week trip, where I particpated in the distribution of the Jesus video and Arabic New Testaments to Moroccans, was more than just about sharing the gospel. I learned about God's awesome power to strengthen me.
After spraining my ankle, I was assigned to the 24 hour Prayer Room to pray for the team members who were working in the port. I had never prayed, alone, for such a long time, but learned so much about prayer in those morning prayer times. God showed Himself to me in a very powerful way. Today's verse reminds me of that time.
How has God worked in your heart about sharing His love and grace with those who don't know Him?
Hugs,
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
We will hang in there through this brutal winter, and slowly grow our loving Christian family here, not just in numbers, but also in our Lord.
Hugs,
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
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