Spiritual Food

2 Timothy 4:3-5 (THE MESSAGE) 
3-5”You're going to find that there will be times when people will have no stomach for solid teaching, but will fill up on spiritual junk food—catchy opinions that tickle their fancy. They'll turn their backs on truth and chase mirages. But you—keep your eye on what you're doing; accept the hard times along with the good; keep the Message alive; do a thorough job as God's servant.”

 Like most people if they were honest, we love junk food. A diet of potato chips, candy and soda can be so appetizing when you are not taking care of yourself. Ice cream and frozen yogurt tastes so absolutely wonderful, if it wasn’t for the fat content and the sugar content, I would eat it all the time. This is true junk food, that is so very yummy. But how many of us are surviving on spiritual junk food.

 In 2 Timothy 4, Paul talks about people having no stomach for solid teaching, because they are surviving on spiritual junk food, with catchy phrases, (no meat and vegetables to make a complete meal). You know the feel good sermons that you don't need to pick up your bible to read and confirm for yourself. They sound good and they make you feel good. In other words, it is not taking care of your true needs. Living off junk food will not keep you healthy; no more living off spiritual junk food will keep you right with the Lord.

 Yes, if I tell truth, I am guilty of it too. Sometimes, it seems so easy just to listen to the preacher lead us in worship and not read the bible for myself. But the truth is, I need to read and understand for myself, so I can have spiritual diet that covers everything. How do you know what you believe and why you believe, if you have never taken the time to read the bible for yourself? I know I spend a lot of time on stuff like Facebook, gaming on the computer and television. Making time for the Lord has been a priority that I have to keep in check. Sometimes, I like survive on spiritual junk food, instead of complete meal. When I slack off and allow the world to get in the way of the Lord’s time, my armor falls off. I leave myself open to the enemy. 

Ephesians 6:11-12 (NIV)
11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

So I am putting my full armor on and never taking it off. Nowhere in the bible does it say to take it off and put it to the side. Nope, I am keeping it on forever. For me, this has been a process that I have come to understand and to forgive myself. Because for a long time, I felt that God could only use me if I had a “normal” mind. With the help of the Lord using my sister and a friend, I totally understand God can use “my normal flawed” mind as it is.

My goal now is now 2 Timothy 2: 15 (KJV) ”Study to shew thyself approved unto God” So in the end, when all is said and done, I will be able to show the Lord that I have studied and show myself to be a servant to Lord.

With my armor on, I can face tomorrow. With my armor on, I can go through any storm. With my armor on, I know who holds tomorrow. No more spiritual junk food, I want a complete meal.

Okay, this has been my testimony for this week. I am going to start doing one thing, which I feel is necessary.

And if anyone is reading this and you would like to know Jesus as your personal savior.
Please read this verse:
Romans 10:9 (NKJV) – “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”

If you would confess with whole heart and believe with that Jesus Christ is Lord, you are saved. This is just the beginning. And I welcome you as Christian Brother or sister. I ask that you would seek out a “Bible Believing Christian Church.”

 Be Blessed