Carnivore. Vegetarian. Vegan. Gluten free. Dairy free. Organic. Eating for our blood type. So many "eating" options are before us, at least in the land where I live. We give great attention to our food intake, knowing it affects our physical health.I've often asked myself: What would my physical health be like if I ate physical food in same way I ate spiritual food?
Would I be healthy and energetic? Malnourished? Would I have so little nourishment that my appetite would be gone? Would I be getting by, but with needed changes? Or, would I be dead?
These are important questions to ponder—because spiritually, like physically, we are what we eat.
It's easy to eat food on the fly, while running out the door. Or, to just grab something someone hands to us in a drive-through. However, these aren't the meals that do us the most good, or the ones which we remember.
Do you feed your faith "on the fly," or mostly when someone hands something to you in a "spiritual drive-through?" Do you pay careful attention to your intake, or lack thereof? It's crucial to take time to eat at the spiritual dinner table.
How healthy is your faith? Is it well fed and growing, or is it waning? Thankfully, we can build ourselves up in faith. While we can become physically healthier through our eating habits, surely eternal life is of greater importance than physical life.
"But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life." -- Jude 1:20-21 (NRSV)
Maybe you have been disappointed, or have been struggling to see God at work in your life—wanting to see victories that don't seem to happen. Perhaps you feel as if life is going in the opposite direction from your desires. As a result, faith can suffer– tempting us to lose our appetite for the spiritual nourishment we need. Consequently, we are more apt to consume "junk food" that's neither satisfying, nor good for us. It can come in the form of mind consuming social media and entertainment, or people or things that confuse our spiritual focus.
So how do we feed our faith? Here are some simple reminders.
