The Christian's Diet.(1)

"The food we eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison". There is a food that nourishes us unlike physical food that is only found in the Word of God. Most of us forget that the same way what we take in physically affects our "perfect" bodies and our health , what we feed on as Christians also affects our walk with God. As believers ,the things we feed on can either make us or break us. The first thing you are told to do when you become a believer is "make sure you read the Bible daily and forget everything that is in the world", but practically we know that's sometimes impossible because we are still being served with what we used to eat in an our old life, which is still very very sweet to us.

The food we take in that is of the world is the slowest form of poison. This could be in any form, movies , songs, books, etc. The point is that after reading all those books , listening to those secular songs, watching whatever it is you like watching the most ,does it draw you closer to God ? Does it teach you something about Christ? Does it fill the emptiness you have? I used to listen to secular songs and read certain books that made me feel good for the moment but afterwards I always go back to being the same sad and confused person. I was hiding behind the "we have free will " excuse to have fun in the world.

1st Corinthians 10:23

"23 You say, “I am allowed to do anything”[a]—but not everything is good for you. You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is beneficial."

We have free will but we must use that to build ourselves positively. I never got anything good from listening to secular songs, they are very nice and all that but does it contribute anything to me growing in Christ? I remember I used to really love a song by Simi called "Complete Me" but then after I started feeding on the right things, I got to know that no one can complete me except God! I learnt from a sermon that the best Christians are the ones who know they can do something but boldly refuse to do it for the sake of Christ and for their personal fellowship they have with Him.

Whatever we think we are "eating" and "drinking" would eventually get finished and you would want more! When the writers stop publishing new books, your favorite artists also stop making making music and you don't get whatever you used to feed on daily for survival what would you do? The word of God is the safest and most powerful thing we can feed on as Christians. The word of God is life, and the word of God is God Himself, the more we feast on the word of God , the more our walk with Him becomes meaningful and the healthier we grow in Him. The word of God would last forever, the food that the world gives is only for the moment. Our God knew some of us would go searching for food elsewhere so He already provided for us , what a loving God He is !

John 6: 35

"35 Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty."

When we eat and drink from God, we will never thirst and hunger again! God's word satisfies us and makes us whole. God's word can be found in songs, books and many other things. Have you ever felt this inner peace after reading the Bible or experienced that joy after having a nice worship session? God's word is everything to me because I can literally find everything I need for life in it. Daniel decided not to defile himself with the things of the world- the poisonous things, and he was found better than all his mates. Feeding on the things of God gives us more than just blessings- eternal life.

John 4 : 14

"But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.”

I made the decision to intentionally feed myself with the things of God and I've learnt and experienced so many beautiful things like talking to the Holy Spirit and hearing Him as well. I don't remember the last time I listened to a secular song in the past 4 months , not that I can't or I don't find it nice, but just because I have come to know what would help me grow and what would kill me as a Christian. I know people have so many opinions when it comes to this issue and this is mine. I don't think it's good for us to continue killing our spirits daily, we need to start eating right because God's word brings us satisfaction. Just as we care so much about our our bodies we should also be able to take very good care of our spirits and make sure we are in line with what God wants us to do.

I'd be talking about how we can read the Bible and not get bored and also more about secular songs( because that is what is really worrying most of us these days!) in the part 2 of the Christian's diet. This means so much to me because I also believe that the more we feed on the good things , the easier our walk with God becomes (even though we will still face trials and temptations). We are what we eat, and when we feast on the word of God , WE BECOME THE WORD!