Food, Glorious Food

Okay, I am putting it out there: I have issues with food. Now, just from looking at me, I am sure this does not come as a surprise. But of all the realizations from this "7" experience, how I rely on food is a big one.

When I feel I "need something," an avocado or hard boiled egg just isn't going to do it. I think I need candy or a brownie... it wasn't until now, when I am not eating "just anything" that I realized that I too often eat "just anything."

And then it happened... a woman at church was serving brownies and ice cream- and I had some. Which made me fall off the seven wagon and right onto the "14 train." By this I mean, supper last night was full of non-seven foods. Well, I shouldn't say full- I had avocado and spinach... but there was also shredded cheese and taco soup.

So, what does this mean? I don't think I have failed this process- not totally anyway. I think it means that I have trouble resisting-- especially resisting food. A friend who is also doing this said, "I could do this week for a long time-- not a problem." Not me.

But maybe I should.

How do I work past this impulse need to eat? I received an email with this Bible verse:

Well, whatever you do, whether you eat or dink, do it for God’s glory. 1 Corinthians 10:31

That's the second time I was challenged with the question of is what I am doing for God's glory? First, was my habit of doing things "on the fly." Is that giving God my best?

Second, is my food choices-- losing focus on the seven foods all because of brownies and ice cream.

I don't think there are only seven foods with which I can glorify God. However, when I make a choice to stick with something, I need to do it.

But, thanks be to God for a God of grace-- for when we fall (no matter how hard, fast, or far) we fall right into the grace of God.