I’m hungry! In the past four minutes my mind has traveled to the refrigerator eight different times and made at least one grand tour of the pantry. It (my mind) decided that the Rice Krispies Treats are just what it needs.
It’s wrong! I may want Rice Krispies treats, crave their sugar high and lust for their marshmellowy goodness but what I need is more of Jesus.
Made for More
I read Chapter 5 of our book this morning and was reminded that I was made for more. I was made for more than being held hostage to high calorie food. I was made for more than letting a cereal treat jerk me around like a marionette on a string. I was made for more than feasting on temporary pleasures that always let me down in the end.
I was made for more! It’s true, but it’s also true that I’m still hungry.
What is a sugar-starved, donut-desperate child of the King to do at a time like this?
Help!
Giving up sweet foods and not replacing them with something (or someone) will never work. Nature abhors that vacuum.
However, replacing that same sweet food with carrot sticks is, frankly, inadequate.
I need more of Jesus. He is the only One who can satisfy me: mind, body and soul.
Divine Rescue
Praying a quick prayer for guidance, I feel the Lord leading me to open my Bible to Psalm 73. I have no idea why Psalm 73, but in faith I flip it open and see these verses, verses that have never been there before.
But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling,
My steps had almost slipped.
For I was envious of the arrogant
As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
For there are no pains in their death,
And their body is fat.
Psalm 73:2-4 (NASB)
I’m not kidding. I asked the Holy Spirit to lead me to a Scripture, this Psalm randomly came to my mind, I open my Bible and it’s all about the fate of arrogant people who live only to indulge themselves.
A yearning deeper than Rice Krispie Treats awakens. I don’t want to be one of those people. I am an eternal being whose soul will never die. I am fearfully and wonderfully made. God loves ME. He only wants the best for me. He will empower me to obey Him.
I murmur a quick prayer and keep reading.
“Lord, help my feet not to slip. You are better than anything this world has to offer.”
The Grand Conclusion of Psalm 73
Whom have I in heaven but You?
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
But as for me, the nearness of God is my good.
Psalm 73:25-26, 28 (NASB)
The moment passes. Temptation fades. I feast on the truth that I really was made for more.
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I love the verse you were led to, Kim, and I REALLY love it when I hear God speak through the Bible. It makes me have goose bumps!
I especially needed to hear your words (and God’s) this morning. Feeling very discouraged and listening to the old, “Nothing is ever going to change. You can’t do this. It’s too hard. Why not just go back to where it’s comfortable and forget about all of this?”
After journaling and talking to The Big Guy about it, I’m definitely feeling better. But your post helped me to remember-it’s not about the food. It’s about seeking true Comfort over temporary taste thrills. Thanks for the reminder!
Hi Joyous,
God is so good and so faithful, isn’t He? I am looking forward to the time when taking time to stop and ask Him what to do when I am tempted is my natural impulse instead of reaching for food. In the meantime, my 3×5 cards are great reminders
This speaks to me very deeply, as I have allowed myself to be in bondage to food for way too many years, it has taken away from so many things in my life that I should have been enjoying but couldn’t because of being over weight. It has affected me mentally, physically and spiritually. I felt I could never get over this until I realized I was putting the food above God and all he had for me if I would just come to Him and not food. This journey has been an abundant life saver for me. I am feeling so good with proper eating and enjoying exercise, why would I ever go back to the bondage! I also because thankful for this trial because it showed me like no other how weak I was and how I needed to draw closer to my heavenly father for the strength to go on, and that can be nothing but a great blessing to learn that and have it be a part of my life forever!
Hi Jean,
I love that thought… “why would I ever want to go back to bondage…” Amen. Thanks for letting us be a part of your journey.
What an incredible Psalm from start to finish! I love the part about our failures and how God is our strength and portion. We ultimately think about our portion of food on the plate but often don’t remember that He is our eternal ever-satisfying portion. Not only does He satisfy our hunger pains, but He satisfies all aspects of our lives (emotional, spiritual, etc.) This passage also reminds me that we often see things on the surface and think that others don’t struggle with their food issues (vs. 4). But a deeper look inside and we find it is something we all face. I’m so thankful we can turn to Him and drink up waters in abundance (vs. 11).
Ahhhh, drink waters in abundance. That does sound good, doesn’t it.
What Janet said made me think of the phrase, “portion control” in a new light. Instead of me controlling my portions (on my plate), I need to be controlled by the One who is my Portion, who is sufficient for me, who satisfies me, who fills me to overflowing with His richness.
I must stop focusing on “measure” and delight in “fullness.”
I love that Psalm and will meditate on it today. I struggle with jealousy and this helps me to not only to see it as a sin but to see that it is ALWAYS about our ALMIGHTY POWERFUL GOD that is there to give us the very best…(not second best that I so often settle for)
thanks Kim….
Dear Dianne,
What you said reminds me of this quote by C.S. Lewis, “Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.”
C.S. Lewis - The Weight of Glory, pg 26
Psalm 73-how wonderful! Thank you for sharing that Kim.
Susan, portion control vs. running to our God/our portion…I love that thought:)
Yesterday the verse that helped me was Prov 15:15b “…a merry heart has a continual feast.”
Once again prompting me to go to God and ask Him to restore to me the joy of His salvation-I know the joy of the Lord is my strength…I need a fresh supply.
Robin, the Proverbs verse is a great reminder to
keep my heart and mind focused on Jesus.
What I think about will either give me joy and peace, or despair and discouragement. Knowledge alone won’t give me a merry heart.
I need seek and rest in Jesus to be restored every day. Thank you all for your encouragement.