Raw Diet

With Thanksgiving coming up in two days, everyone is planning their meals and beginning to prepare their side dishes for everything to be ready and on the table for the yearly feast. The Thanksgiving dinner has been a tradition for many years, often followed by the agony of overstuffing yourself. I am sure there are many of us who never learn the lesson to eat moderately and we eat to the point that our bodies cannot hold any more ~ then we follow up with dessert. 🙂

This is about the only time, other than Christmas dinner, people nowadays take the time to prepare a home-cooked meal. In today’s fast-paced world, running through a drive-through and grabbing some fast food for dinner has become more and more common. Along with eating the fast food comes the decrease in society’s health. Scientific studies have shown this over and over. The people who live in what we consider ‘poor’ countries survive with raw diets, fruits and vegetables and nuts, and are by far healthier. For most of us, it takes the decline of our health to really start doing something about our diet, not just how much we eat but what we eat as well. More and more it is becoming popular to eat a raw diet and people are experiencing those side effects ~ they are healthier!

In our spiritual life, our diet, if you will, is what we put into our minds. Take a close look at what music you listen to, TV shows you watch, etc., and do a reality check of how positive they are. God’s Word is the best ‘diet’ one can mentally have, to engrave His words into your heart and mind.

Take a little closer look, though. Even with the Word, there is what I call ‘fast food’ and ‘raw diet.’ There are many who will be reading and come across a scripture that really hits home—something they don’t want to hear or change. The page is turned immediately, or the Bible may even be put down at that time. Ah, the fast food kicks in. Read what you want and what makes you feel good for the moment about yourself. When you take the time to read the rest, though, you get the raw diet.

There are no additives, no preservatives, no sugar coating ~ just the raw truth.

You will find that if you start to switch from fast food dieting in your spiritual life to the raw diet, your daily walk with Jesus will be more filling.

I urge you to look closely at your Spiritual diet and see if you have the fast food diet. If so, start the raw diet today. Your Spiritual life will be healthier and you will be happier.

This is DeVaughn ~ bringing it home.