Gluttony! I can’t say I’ve ever heard a sermon on gluttony, but there’s plenty in the Bible about it. I struggle with self-control when it comes to eating, so it’s an area where I need a great deal of prayer and encouragement. We all have our thorn in the flesh, right? It keeps us humble and directs our gaze to the Lord.
Here are a couple quotes I wrote in my Commonplace Book to keep them at hand.
Gluttony is the fool’s impulse to say “again, again,” when it is not time for “again.” …gluttony is not a problem of excessive pleasure. It’s a problem of pleasure that never reaches its fulfillment. …The God who gave limits to the tides has also given limits to our stomachs. …We can eat with thanksgiving and get the full spectrum of what a meal has to offer, or we can dive our heads into a shallow bowl of pleasure, demanding repetition.
Tilly Dillehay, from the book Broken Bread
…if you have goals of developing self-control – a spiritual end – through spiritual and physical means, then fasting may be one way to approach that. Part of self-control is knowing what it feels like to tell our bodies no when we are used to telling them yes.
Tilly Dillehay, from the same book.
Those are some meaty quotes! I’ve given you quite a bit to chew on (sorry for all the food references – I can’t seem to help it).
Here’s one last quote from my book that will put hope in your heart and a spring in your step.
The LORD God is a sun and shield;
The LORD will give grace and glory;
No good thing will He withhold
from those who walk uprightly.
Psalm 84:11
I’ll probably delete this in the morning unless I’m busy doing something else, which frequently happens. In fact, if you were to fact check all this deleting that I talk about…
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