All you can eat buffets are so popular these days. This is supposedly where you can really get your moneys worth of food. I have come to question if this menu option is really all that it’s cracked up to be. I mean really; we gorge ourselves on plate after plate of a little of this and a little of that and before we know it, we find ourselves basically rolling out of our seat and out the restaurant door moaning about eating too much again. What’s our other options? I wonder if we could pick from the main menu a meat, potato and a vegetable and be satisfied with that? So, what does all this have to do with anything? I am so glad that you asked.

I have noticed that we take the same ‘all-you-can-eat buffet’ approach to our faith and spiritual walk. We take a small sampling from here, there and everywhere and then find ourselves not growing deep in our faith. All these samplings can be very good; however, by sampling from many different sources we are unable to really feast on any particular entree and we are left walking away feeling ‘full or stretched’ without getting our appetites satisfied. I wonder if this could be a ploy from the enemy of our souls to keep us ‘spiritually plump’ and ‘out of spiritual shape/health?”

What am I really saying? A few years ago I went through a reaction to mold that was in our home and I was very sick; so sick that I asked God to just take me because I couldn’t stand the pain. This led me to do some research, severely change my eating habits, and developing a relationship with a gal from my church who practices natural medicine. I have discovered over the past three plus years that while so many foods we eat are very flavorful, they contain much of what I will call junk. We are getting nourished in the sense that we are getting food but the truth is that what truly nourishes our bodies is the foods that God provides like fresh fruits and veggies and meats, etc. Again, you may ask how does all this tie in together? I believe that when we supply our bodies, our spirits, and our minds with the ‘Main’ sustenance provided by God in His purest form, we are then truly nourished where we can walk away from His table; not only satisfied, but also strengthened by what the Creator has provided for us.

You may ask ‘What does this all look like?’ I love God’s Word (the Bible)! He used real people and real experiences to teach many many generations how to live and what not to do with what He has provided; maybe we can feast on His Word every day; maybe we can learn all we can about Him; maybe we can seek to draw people to Jesus; and just maybe we can serve each other in the love that Jesus displayed for us on the Cross. In Scripture we read Seek first His Kingdom and righteousness and all this will be added onto you. As for me, I will choose to feast on what God has supplied for me; His Majestic Word and His wonderful creation of fruits, veggies, and meats (hopefully without hormones, please).

Blessings,

Amy