The Boni Bunch: Made to Crave: Day 5

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Made to Crave: Day 5

Day 5's title is Desperation Breeds Defeat. But that's not entirely what *I* got from the reading.

The entry today references 1 Corinthians chapter 10. In this a few key scriptures jumped out at me.

vs. 13 tells us that there is no temptation that is unknown to God; that He will not allow temptation without also providing a way of escape.

--- This is true in every area of temptation! Whether it's an issue of feeling tempted to lie, cheat, steal, OR to eat a very wrong food choice. Every temptation has a way of escape. The author of the devotional says to prepare IN ADVANCE for your meal choices. If you plan healthy in advance, that is your way of escape when the temptation for "quick and easy" comes along!!

I have gotten so far behind on this Made to Crave series. At first, I was sick, then I was just so tired of feeling miserable that I just didn't care about my food choices OR about even reading the scriptures in this plan. I KNEW in my heart that I needed to continue studying and communicating with HIM whether I felt ill or not, but was condemning myself for my bad food choices. I felt like, "how can I pray and study and commune when I am eating this junk that I KNOW isn't good for me?" It's amazing how physical food can stand in the way of my spiritual journey. Thus, again...the reason for this Made to Crave study. There is such a link to the physical and spiritual!

Now... moving along...

vs. 21 says that we can not drink of the cup of our Lord AND from the cup of the devil or eat of the food of the Lord while eating the food of the devil.

---WOW! I can't listen to the lies of the devil telling me what a failure I have been so far in this journey and still hear the WORD of GOD telling me that I am not a failure. I can't feed off of the WORD of God if I am listening to the lies of a dummy!! This has been SO me lately! My mind has been so full of the failure lies that I haven't heard God's truth of my success ...of my way of escape to get out of the temptations!

Finally, the last verse that jumped out at me was verse 31, "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever you do, do all to the glory of God."

-- I have heard this scripture my entire life. But I never heard it go along with food! HA! I love that everything I do should glorify God- including what I eat and drink! I never thought about what I put into my body having anything to do with my relationship with God! I want to glorify Him in all that I do- I want what I put into my mouth to please Him; to bring Him glory and honor. My body is HIS temple- I need to remember this. That my cravings for junk do not take care of His temple. Whatever I eat, should build up my body- thus building up my spirit!

**Have I mentioned that I love this study!?!?**

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Made to Crave: Day 5

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