What did you have for dinner yesterday? How about lunch? How about lunch last Tuesday? If you’re like me, you like to eat. You enjoy a good meal. You enjoy being full and satisfied. Even if you don’t, let’s face it…everyone has to eat. Now if last Tuesday I had steak, could I realistically tell my body you know what, I had a great meal last Tuesday, so I don’t think I’m going to eat for a while… no, probably not.
Despite my mind trying to telling my stomach that I don’t need food, the fact remains that I need food to survive. Granted some meals are better than others (steak versus anything of the green variety in my case), and I don’t always remember what I eat days or sometimes just hours later, but good nutrition on a daily basis is key to a healthy lifestyle.
If eating meals has become a habitual practice for us without even thinking about it, why is it so difficult for us to nourish our spiritual bodies on a daily basis as well. Why do we often assume that being fed God’s Word Sundays and sometimes Wednesdays is enough? Big meals twice a week does not keep our spiritual minds and bodies healthy….And sometimes….if you’re looking for it… it’s the smaller, one-on-one meals with God that can have the biggest impact on our lives.
Christ is the bread of life (John 6:48), and we are called to renew our minds daily (Romans 12:2). Have you allowed God to fill you lately? If so, how?
Encourage all those who read this by sharing a verse and something you’ve learned this week during your quiet, personal time with God.
