What Are We Eating

Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plant bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:11-12 NIV

Good Morning Girlfriends:

Off we would go to the grocery store, mama duck and her little ducklings following behind, to load up the cart with delicious food for the week. As a mother, I always wanted our family to eat as healthy as we could. We walked around the aisles putting snacks in the cart for lunchboxes, fruits and vegetables, little drink boxes, as well as other delicious things for our meals for the week.

As we continued to walk up and down the aisles, I would tell my children that they had to pick out two boxes of the healthiest kinds of cereal and then they could have one fun cereal and that made them little happy campers. Most trips to the grocery store we would end up buying mainly the same things over and over, not everyone like the same things which made it quite difficult at times. I remember telling them as we walked around the outside perimeter of the store, that the food around the outside was where the healthiest food was and all of the aisles in the middle of the store were the 'not so healthy' food, as we tried to stay away from those aisles.

Girlfriends, have you ever noticed that when you grocery shop, that as you scan the outside of the grocery store that is where you will find the breads, the different kinds of meat, the vegetable and fruit sections, the dairy section the food that is better for our bodies and all of the inside aisles are full of what we would call "the junk food" like pop, chips, cookies, processed and prepackaged "so called food" that are filled with chemicals, toxins, high sodium items, things that are just not good for our bodies at all.

Many of us probably remember having a garden when we grew up, filled with lots of wonderful fresh crunchy vegetables to eat. I believe this is the way we will be going back to, as many already have, not only are the prices of food getting more and more expensive, but the things that are being added into food these day is just not healthy and it is shortening our life span.

If Genesis 1:11-12 tells us that God created the good of the land and everything in it like the herbs and minerals, the berries, then why wouldn't we want to eat the things that He created. Everything that has a seed within it, God created, everything that does not have a seed in it to be reproduced, man has made. Do you remember as a child having so many big black seeds in a watermelon, now you hardly see any.

God wants us to be healthy, it tells us in 1 Cor. 6:19-20 where it says, "Haven't you yet learned that your body is the home of the Holy Spirit God gave you, and that does not belong to you. For God has bought you with a great price. So use every part of your body to give glory back to God, because He owns it. Over in 1 Cor. 10:31 again God confirms in His word, "Well, I'll tell you why. It is because you must do everything for the glory of God, even your eating and drinking."

We have to be reading the labels constantly on the food that we are purchasing, and as you read them you will see that most canned goods are so full of sodium or extra sugars. Proverbs 25:27 is a good scripture that warns us about too much sugar in our diet, or honey, too much of a good thing can also be harmful to the body, we should eat in moderation. If we are to overindulge in eating sweets or sweet things it can cause weight gain and serious health issues in our bodies.

We want to be able to stay healthy so we are able to honor God with our bodies, we are to offer our bodies as a living sacrifice. (Romans 12:1) Our bodies are given to us to do God's work. When we have a healthy body, it provides us with the energy to do His work. So we as Christians, taking care of our bodies is important to us because we are taking care of the place where the Holy Spirits dwells, Amen? If we are eating and drinking junk food and food filled with sugar, then our bodies will be draggy as well as our head, everything feels sluggish and not at top performance.

Girlfriends, we have work to do for the kingdom of God, so let's take notice of what we are putting into our bodies so that we will be strong soldiers for the kingdom. God wants the best for us and He has our best interests at heart when He created the things of this earth, let's enjoy the land and everything in it, for the glory of God, Amen?

Let's Pray,

Father God, I lift up the matchless name of Jesus, I praise you almighty God. Lord, I thank you for another day as I breathe the very air you gave me in my lungs. Lord, You have good things for us, and you provided good things for us to eat. Lord, help each and every one of us to be conscious of the kinds of food that we are putting in our bodies, let us be diligent in eating the healthy foods that are on the shelves in the grocery store. Lord help us to be aware of the products that are harmful for us and the ones that are good. Lord, increase our discernment to know the difference in the Mighty name of Jesus. Any one who has been diagnosed with cancer, I take authority over it in Jesus mighty name, I curse it at the roots, I speak death over the roots of that cancer cell in Jesus name and I speak the healing of Jesus to heal those cells in your body right now in the mighty name of Jesus, be healed in Jesus name, Amen.

Be blessed sweet girlfriends, and pass the blessings on. Thank you for passing this message on to others that it may be enriching to them.