You Are What You Eat
There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.” Mark 7:15, ESV
I was sitting at the kitchen table writing because my hubby was following this recipe I had given him to cook. I was trying to help him and at the same time write. In the midst of our conversation, he said, “You are what you eat.” He was referring to how much time I spend studying and reading the word. I was telling him that I was excited about what God had just dropped in my spirit as I was writing. I get so excited when I am writing! God just drops a word and I know it only comes from him!
When my husband made the statement, I thought about how much information we absorb in a day. Our little grandson is five months old and while visiting us on the 4th of July, he was so stimulated by all the people that were at our house. It did not matter who was playing with him, when the door opened or someone else walked into the room his head would turn to see who was there. Although he didn’t yet understand, he was constantly gathering information. Daily we are feeding ourselves information; whether we know it or not.
Everything that comes to us we are eating. You have to purposefully make a conscientious effort to watch what you allow to get into your spirit. Many individuals pay attention to what they put in their physical bodies, which is good, but nothing is more important than how we feed our spiritual body. Listen, whatever you bring in, is what is going to come out. And what is in the heart defiles the person. I have purposely made it a goal of mine to not receive negative talk of any kind. Sometimes it drives my husband crazy, but I will not do it! One day I read this article or heard a teaching and the speaker said, “Go on a negative fast!” That has been the best thing for my life. I refuse to bring negative information into my spirit. I cannot look like Jesus and fulfill the call on my life allowing myself to eat junk!
Satan is working overtime to devour believers and the way he does it, is through what we eat. I want to encourage you to pay attention to what you are listening to. Be aware of what you are thinking, do not let people just say anything to you, because that junk food will sit in you and take over. You will find yourself doing or saying something out of character and you will wonder, “Where did that come from?” It is all about what you allowed into your heart!
Heavenly Father, thank you for the reminder that everyday I am eating and what I allow in me can take me out. I ask that you will help me to remove all that defiles me. In Jesus’ name Amen!
Key points:
Eat a healthy well balanced meal of the word.
Keep junk food out of your heart.
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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