I WAS RECENTLY talking with a friend about a documentary he just watched with his children…
Someone decided to test the quality of food in one of America’s most famous fast-food restaurants. The thirty-day plan was to eat nothing but fast food morning, noon, and evening. Tests were done prior to the experiment and would be done after the experiment to evaluate levels of fat, triglycerides, weight gain, and overall health.
Unfortunately the experiment did not last thirty days. After twenty or so days of steady diet of only fast food, the man’s body began to shut down. The high-sugar, high-fat, fried, and processed food began to build up toxins to such a degree that he had to be hospitalized. Ironically the food tasted great; tragically it almost killed him.
Sometimes what tastes great isn’t very good for us. And what reseachers tell us is that we acquire a taste for certain foods (like sugars and sweets) that can actually become addicting. It may look good, smell good, and taste good, but that doesn’t mean it is good. All those foods promise pleasure, enjoyment, and fun (and an occasional burger never hurt anyone), but a steady diet of foods high in calories, high in fat, and low in nutrition will literally kill you. As someone has wisely said, “We are what we eat!”
THOUGHT: What most Christians don’t realize is that the same thing is true spiritually. If we fill our minds with the world’s value system, we will die. We will experience death or separation in our relationship with God, ourselves, and others. Fast food, it tastes good, looks good, and promises a wonderful time only to deliver death. In order for us to enjoy and get the very best from God, it requires a change in diet. Chip Ingram, “Could Your Mental Diet Be Killing You?,” Living on the Edge, 71-72
KneEmail: “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Romans 12.2
Bible reading for 02.25.2011: Mark 5.21-43; Numbers 12-14
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