The glory of bread is that it satisfies.
~ John Piper - A Godward Life
I'll open the pantry door and reach for the crackers and chips every time.
Hunger pains - those steroid and ulcer-induced gnawings - are not patient. They stab and grumble. "Right now," they insist - so I open the pantry and grab the closest food fix to satisfy their greedy demands.
Junk food - a quick fix. There's no lasting nourishment or fuel for the long haul. Empty calories that weigh me down and do more harm than good - quenching hunger for what truly satisfies, strengthens and heals.
I learn, albeit slowly.
If bowls of fresh fruit sit full on the kitchen counter, I won't open the pantry. I'll satisfy hunger with nutrient-rich foods that nourish and fuel and heal.
I learn this, too - when the stabbing pains of life in this broken world gnaw at my soul and eat holes in my heart - and the junk food fixes the world offers weigh me down - I need only eat of the food that truly satisfies, nourishes and heals.
Taste and see that the LORD is good.
{Photos} my kitchen counter
18 comments:
So true...God took me on a journey with food...using the natural to teach the spiritual...
may we all each only the food that nourish and heals...body,soul and spirit
Blessings~
I had to stop bringing the junk food in the house. Even if I had fruit in beautiful bowls on the counter, I'd still choose the bag of fake food instead. And it takes something (is it discipline?) to make me remember to pray instead of panic when my heart is heavy. I wonder if it would work to treat worry the same way I treat junk food? Just don't bring it into the house...
Those photos are spectacular.
<3 you.
I should post your delicious photos on my pantry door. Who would want a can of Pringles then? Oh my ... so pretty.
Wonderful post.God's word is the best food for the soul.
Ah...I clicked on this while I was hungry and thinking about crackers and chips! Taste and see--that is one of my favorite passages of scripture. Thanks so much for all your encouraging words over the past few days/weeks. I've missed reading your words. Blessings.
Thank you for sharing that, Ro.
Hi Deidra...I like that..."just don't bring it into the house." Thank you...and thank you for stopping by.
XOX, you, too!
Good idea, Jennifer....for me....when I run out of fruit and can't get to the store, I'll tape photos of the good stuff on my pantry door. Thank you for your kind and encouraging words.
Thank you, Ruth. Amen!
You are welcome...and thank you for stopping by to comment here, Nancy. Do come again. Blessings to you!
LOVE this post - I just got done reading a book about Bonhoeffer, and it's fueled my hunger for God's word again. That truly is the only thing that satisfies my soul. DEAREST Pat, you are such a blessing to me!!
This food that nourishes is so beautiful ... both the physical and the spiritual.
OH...what was the book, Allie? What's so wonderful about a hunger for God's Word is how easy that hunger is satisfied. And you, Allie-oops are a blessing to me!
Thank you, Susan...God is so good to us...He gives us this beauty.
Elements of popular culture are as empty as junk food. "... now that [I] have tasted that the Lord is good."(1Peter2:3) He is the only true nourishment for life!
Once again your words and images here, spoke deeply to my heart.
Amen!!! And thank you...your word of encouragement are a blessing to me.
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