What's in Your Diet?

"I won't be before you long..." You hear that a lot, especially at church. Ha. But really, I won't.


I'm learning that often times, we as people despise the Word of God. "People" includes church folk. I use the word despise, and while it is harsh, it's accurate. You cannot despise something you've never experienced. It's kind of like how kids despise vegetables. Candy tastes better, but we know that it's bad for us.

Same as the Word of God. It's not always fun to chew up and swallow. We'd rather eat the good stuff: blessings, prosperity, eternal life, etc. We want to spit out what is good for us: love thy neighbor, "judge not, lest ye be judged," "it's better to give than to receive."

Candy tastes good, but it has costly side effects: cavities, loss of teeth, diabetes, high cholesterol, etc., etc. Don't forget that it's man made. Now vegetables, God created them, in all their green glory. Their purpose is to help us grow, fight sickness, strengthen us, and they can even make our skin glow :) Sometimes, though, veggies don't always taste the best. We like to add stuff to them. Stuff like cheese, dipping sauces, sprinkle some seasonings on them. We try to make the experience easier to digest. We want it to go down a little easier.

We do the same thing to the Word. We add too it (or take away from it) to make it taste better. We start trying to "fix up" and "dress up" what God has for us, so it won't convict as strongly or difficult to swallow. Even though God knows what He is doing. He feeds us what we need so we can grow, be strengthened, fight. And while we are going through, He'll have our skin glowing and face smiling because we know that our Father fed us what we needed.

We tell Him we love Him, yet we reject Him. How can we love someone we don't know? How can we know if we don't learn about Him? How can we learn about Him if not through His Word?

What's in your diet?

Unashamed

For a while, I've been kind of chill about my relationship with God. I've never been one to talk much about it, that is, with people who may be unbelievers. It's mostly because I think that professed Christians tend to have a bad rep, especially in the college setting. College is a very social space and I guess I've always been one to try to show the world that it is possible to serve the Lord and still be able to live life and have fun doing it. Some people are immediately turned off when they learn that someone is a Christian. They feel like they can't be themselves, or they feel like that person will try to force their beliefs on them. I've always tried to combat that by being chill, and then later telling people more about myself and how I love God. I just want them to be comfortable and able to be themselves. But I have learned that I don't have to shield my relationship with God, who is the best friend anyone on this earth could ever dream of. Unbelievers should feel uncomfortable when certain things are done or said. I'm still the same person regardless. I can't save them anyway. I can only love them unconditionally (as hard as it is) because somebody loved on me (and still is) until I got my act together. God's gonna do what it do and handle His. You never know, someone may be looking for a light in the midst of all the darkness, but since I'm trying to blend in, they can't find me. So you know, my prayer is that everyday, my light gets brighter and brighter, and that God handles His business anyway He wants. I just want to be available.

Photo Credit: Sydnee Mela