Thoughts on food

Lately I've had to chuckle at the diet industries new use of "miracle" foods. You know, the foods that are supposed to cure cancer, lower your blood pressure, good for diabetics and heart patients, prevent cancer, and oh yeah, help you lose weight.

One of those foods is olive oil. Amazing, since if you are a bible reader, God had His people use olive oil for just about everything. It was cooked with, used as medicine, cosmetics, etc.

Another is certain nuts, especially walnuts and almonds. They are especially good for the heart. Also, certain berries, like blueberries and pomegranites. Hey, have you read the story of Daniel lately? What did Daniel and his friends choose to eat instead of the King's rich food? You got it, nuts and berries. I'm sure that's not all, but that was the big part of their diet.

As a matter of fact, the most healthly diet out there is the Mediterranean diet. It is the healthiest for people with heart problems and diabetes, and an excellent plan to help you lose weight. All you Baptists may have a problem with it, because it recommends drinking red wine, but I think I remember a story from the Bible about Jesus turning water into wine. Hmmm....

Since it has been over 40 years since I've been in a geography class, I had to look up the Mediterranean sea, and the countries that surround it. (As a matter of fact, I had to look up how to spell Mediterranean). It's countries like Spain, Egypt, Italy, Greece, Israel. Israel? Yep, the very places most of the Bible was written from. So, you have to assume that most of the people in the Bible followed a Mediterranean diet.

Just more proof, as if we needed it, that reading the Bible, and following what God said, really is good for our health, and that God does have our best interests at heart.

God did WHAT????

Lately I've been studying about complaining and rebelling. You know, God really pays attention when we complain, and when we rebel against those God has put in authority over us. Now, that could mean the Government officials, the police, etc. But it also means our husbands, our bosses, our Sunday School teachers, and the Ministers in our church. Complaining and downright rebellion.

Want to see what God thinks? Read about Korah and his friends. You can read about them in Numbers 16. Korah and his "homies" thought they should have just as much authority as Moses. But God did not choose them to lead. He chose Moses. So, guess what He did. He was so angry, that he caused the earth to open up and swallow Korah, his 3 friends, and all their families. (If you think your decisions affect only you, think again.)

Man, everytime I think I'm ready to complain about choir, or something else in church, I have to remind myself, "God put Boyd in charge", or "God put Bro Roy in charge", or...you get the picture. And, I immediately confess my sin of complaining and rebellion, and beg God not to open up the earth and swallow me and my family.

Tell God

Last night, Beth Moore said we should tell God everything, and confess everything. Well, we all know that, right? I am conscientious about confessing my sins, and often ask God to reveal anything to me that is a sin, or a shortcoming. I ask Him to "search my heart". But, something she said made a lot of sense to me, and I had never thought about it before.

Often, things happen that, if not dealt with, can cause problems later. They can cause outbursts of anger, resentment, bitterness, etc. And what was so eye-opening to me, was that we were supposed to confess these things BEFORE they became a sin. Ask God to help us deal with them, BEFORE they became a problem.

Someone said something to me the other day that hurt my feelings. I keep thinking about it over and over, wondering what her motive was. Of course, the enemy is right there, whispering in my ear that her motive was not pure. Maybe she didn't even have a motive! But the more I thought about it, the more I was certain she did, and I got mad. Now, this poor woman has absolutely no idea what is going on, and it would not be fruitful to tell her about it. In the old days (ok, yesterday), I would have let this fester, and fester, until I would no longer even be able to be friends with this person. I would never have considered this something to tell God, because it seems so childish and immature. But, guess what! He knows I'm childish and immature about some things, and He wants to talk to me about it, but He can't until I open up the lines of communication with Him. And that's what the confessing is all about.

Tell God. He already knows anyway, and no matter how small it is, let's deal with it before it turns into something huge.

Thoughts on "Children of Eden"

It's hard to watch a musical or a movie, or read a book that is based on the Bible. Even though you tell yourself over and over that they have taken liberties with the story, you still find yourself thinking "Hey! That's not right!" Still, the talent of people who can somehow put themselves in another's thoughts and life, and then bring that to the story, amaze me. And the Actors and Actresses that bring it to life also amaze me.

This was probably not my favorite musical, but it was still enjoyable. And, of course, I got to do one of my favorite things, and that was watch my daughter use her God-given talents.

Where do they come from?

Have you ever thought about "Random Thoughts"? Where do they come from? Are they our own imaginations? Are they from God? Or, are they from someone else. The Bible says "Take every thought captive to Christ" (paraphrased). That's what I am trying to do. I hope you join me on my journey.