Diet Wise

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And God said, Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food

My feeding habit had always been a thing of concern to my parents from childhood till date. They have tried everything possible to get me to eat well, all to no avail. Drugs, counseling, force, etc. Then they concluded that it was a thing of the mind. My Mum would say that I have to condition my mind to eat at the right time, a term that I’d call ‘Food O’clock’. She advised that I needn’t wait till I am hungry before eating, once it’s Food O’ clock, I should eat, no matter how little. It’s okay to eat little by little as long as it’s frequent enough, she would say.

My indifference wasn’t helping matters as I was also very selective of food. Most of the meals that are healthy and highly nutritious weren’t the kind of foods that I loved; instead, junks were my most frequently consumed food. I went on like this till I fell terribly ill; it was a life threatening experience which I will never forget. Doctors said that I was deficient in some vital nutrients and I was sternly told to start eating right. Thank God I am alive today doing better and I tell this to the glory of God.

A lot of Christians are like this, today, feeding haphazardly on the essential life sustenance materials. 1 Pet 2:5 says as new born babes, desire the sincere milk of the word that you may grow thereby. In referring to diet here, I wouldn’t just be referring to food for the body alone, but also foods that we feed our minds and spirits with

What is your diet: What do you eat, good food or junks? Do you eat any food or some specified lot; are you on a special feeding regimen? What do you allow into your system, it would define what you would look like and what you would give out to others (performance)? Do you pay attention to nutritious and healthy meals? Your diet determines your state of health (mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual) Pr 24:3.

What kind of meal do you consume: Is your meal well made, thoroughly made or a fast made meal, this is a talk about the quality of what you eat? The quality of what you eat matters. Do you allow qualitative words, thoughts, ideas and people into your life; it really does matter who and what you let in as it determines what your eventual out turn would be Heb 5:12-14

If you do not eat well, how will you grow properly? When sickness (temptation) comes, how will you be able to withstand it the right way?

The right meal represents righteousness, a righteous portion Deut 8:3, Matt 4:4: doing right, living right, feeding right and eating right are things that help a healthy daily growth. You need to get it right today

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