Fighting Anorexia
April 6, 2007
Ever have one of those days where you were just horribly busy? Maybe emergencies came up or a disaster that needed to be dealt with right away. Did you skip a meal or eat junk food because it was fast? How’d you feel?
We never go without food if we can help it. We know we need it to function.
Yet it’s too easy to go without a spiritual meal.
Like our routine meals, we need a spiritual routine, too. Remember, we’re not using the word “routine” with the meaning of being in a rut. We’re talking about creating good habits and patterns that become second nature.
And making our devotions with God a daily habit is essential if we expect to function as Christians. Not making time for God and His Word starves us, exhausts us, and makes us useless Christians so far from God. The sad thing is sometimes we don’t even know it. We’re like the anorexic who looks in the mirror and truly thinks he’s fine. A little scary, isn’t it?
The more I grow as a Christian, the more I realize how much I depend on God. There’s nothing I’ve accomplished or learned on my own. Everything I have, everything I do is a gift from Him. No matter what I’m going through, whether a trial or a success, I have to cling to God.
Kinda hard to do if I don’t spend time in the Bible.
My challenge to you today is to make sure you have a daily routine for your time with God. It might be before bed, during your lunch break, or first thing in the morning, whatever works for your schedule.
Me — I’m a first-thing-in-the-morning person beause once I get my day started, I have a hard time settling down for a quiet, contemplative time to study. And I love how doing it first thing in the morning starts off my day. If I have my devotions at night, I end up with too many things to confess! But that’s just me.
So what’s your routine? What works best for you? If you don’t have a set pattern, let me encourage you to start one today. Make sure you’re not an anorexic Christian.
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6 Responses to “Fighting Anorexia”
This was a great post today, lots to think about. I started reading the bible in the early morning just a few months ago, pretty much before I do anything else, and I’ve been surprised how it sort of helps me set the tone to my day.
Thanks. I needed this. A while ago, I blogged about an epiphany I had that if I spent as much time obsessing about my spiritual body as I did about my physical body, I’d be toned.
Great reminder, Sally. I’m a morning person, too. But mostly because my brain doesn’t fully awake and switch to hyper-drive, so God can get a word in edgewise.
Definitely allows Him to at least set His tone for the day . . . before I go on and mess it up! LOL!
Hugs.
I recently wrote a post about a different kind of “quiet-time” than I’ve ever heard anyone write about.
The sum is that in my season of life, I don’t do a regular tête-à-tête by the fire with anyone, so my not-doing it with God isn’t neglect, it’s just not in my personality.
What excites me is the way(s) God’s shown me to interact with Him and His Word without vast spaces of alone-time.
What wonderful reminder, thank you! Many is the time I’ve been so busy I’ve forgotten to eat, but my body reminds me by the time the next meal rolls around. I kind of wish the Lord would have installed spiritual hunger pangs that scream at us as loudly as our bodies do, when we forget to eat! But you’re so right, discipline is the key and a gentle nudge from a friend doesn’t hurt either. Blessings on your Easter!
I too am a morning person…If I am not up before everyone else and read my bible or work on my bible class lessons….I never get to them…too many kids and too much laundry …lol