If you are what you eat, then if you eat
Anger
Won't you be angry?
Food glorious food!
It all began in the garden and
one bite of an apple is all that it took,
from the wrong tree.
Eating the wrong food,
Abiding in the wrong vine
You become what you abide in.
But
The temptation is real.
To say yes when we should say no.
Jesus endured temptation for 40 days, so that He could relate to us
Because He himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.
Hebrews 2:18
Jesus knows the struggle, as He experienced it first hand, yet never succumbed to it
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet He did not sin.
Hebrews 4:15
Temptation to eat
Anger, Anxiety, Bitterness, Jealousy, Fear...
and these are just the appetizers!
What about
Rejection, Anger, Guilt, Doubt...
And so much more.
Eating of what weighs you down.
Because Jesus was tempted for 40 days
and did not give into it,
let's spend the next 40 days
losing a pound a day
as we fast from
what weighs you down.
We spent the 24 days before Christmas picking up
The Baby,
because
it is easy to pick up a baby.
There is a sense of control
because
the baby is helpless in the arms of the controller.
The roles have now shifted
as Jesus tells us to become like little children.
and take His hand
so
Who is the baby now?
It takes a leap of faith…
but that leap is only a hand away.
Are you ready to become the baby in the arms of your Controller?
Reach out because He is reaching out to you…
And take HIs Hand
So
you will become what you eat..
Peace
Joy
Trust
Love
What is in your hand that you are getting ready to eat?
Get ready to drop it so you can take the hand of the
One Who
will make you Weightless.