I really don't know what to say here. I am torn to even say anything because it no way shape or form do I want to hurt anyone here.
I wish we could all sit around my dining room table and have this conversation
Earlier today I decided to stay out of this thread so as not to upset my friend Kelli....but something she said has me thinking I need to share my thoughts on this matter.....and that is when she says she hopes someday for food to become
dull and lifeless
I will try very hard to be brief here as so much is going through my head right now
First I am so happy Kelli that you are reaching your goals and foremost that you are going through Christ. God reaches us in so many different ways
I "think" you are telling us not to "diet" because our focus then is not on Christ, it is in fact on the diet.
Our Lord has blessed us with common sense, resources and knowledge. Just as we seek Him, if we are true to his WORD, our knowledge with diets and nutrition will become clearer.
I feel our Lord wants us to have healthy "diets"....healthy eating habits. He provides those options to us.
Unfortunately, many times, we fail at eating healthy....we fail ourselves, parents fail us, our government fails us. we find ourselves running to junk and away from healthy foods.
Just as we do in life...we run away from Jesus sometimes to "life"...the junk in life.
Jesus feeds us with His WORD....Jesus feeds us with blessings of food He has given us.
If we take God's WORD and ask Him for understanding, as we study and seek, we will receive blessings beyond our imagination...however, if one takes God's WORD and then adds a bunch of stuff to it....things that people claim they were told...and only them...then you have
junk!
If you take an apple from a tree grown with water and sunshine, you will have a very special treat.....however, if you take that apple, cut it into pieces, add a bunch of chemicals and put it into a crisp on a TV dinner then you probably will have
junk!
Many people have come here and lost weight that don't know Christ. Many more have come here and did not lose weight.....some of them do know Jesus as their Savior.
My personal feeling on this is that God wants us to eat healthy....to be the best we can be in body and spirit to share the Message He commands us to.
I am not a fan of folks dieting...I do think you have a point that people become preoccupied with the "rules" of dieting.
For some of those counting calories helps, others find giving up sugar works, so many different ways.
I think if a person lost weight in a healthy way that God would want them to share that with others. He created us all different and unique.
He wants us to interact and share our experiences with others...at the same time giving Him the GLORY...because, as Christians we know ALL good comes from Him and only Him.
Kelli, God wants us to focus on Him as He leads and guides us on our journey to better health and eating habits...but at the same time we need to use His resources and share with others....
I may be wrong...I am a lot of the time
but I really-REALLY feel God wants us to love food....to appreciate the gift of it...the times we have sharing and breaking bread with others.
The washing of Jesus feet....the feeding of the people with loaves of bread and fish....The Last Supper....manna from heaven....
all of those events God blessed those present with food.....
Nothing
dull and lifeless about those events....
I am sure He doesn't want you to feel food as such.....God wants us to "feel" and enjoy all HIS blessings....
in moderation of course!