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Awakened Week 14
Topic Started: Apr 16 2011, 04:22 AM (25 Views)
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Awakened Week 14



Num 11:5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic.

On the surface this verse sure appears to be a healthy diet and we could dismiss it as a job well done. But the gist of the verse for dieters is, "We remember...we did eat freely." Even as we escape bondage we have the familiar and comforting memories of the days we ate to our excessive heart's content. To complicate it even more so, many of these excessive meals were done under the guise of freely, when we gathered at family or friends homes for a social event and was supplied, for free, an over-abundance of foods. We can not escape our memories, but we can escape the longing to eat freely---no holds barred.

We must now place restraints on our appetites. We must now moderate our portions. Every high calorie food we do consume will show up on the scale. We might reserve a day or two for feasting, but we have to budget our intake the days that follow, or even more wisely, the days that precede an occasion so that the scale does not penalize us. We are on a journey out of Egypt and into the Promise Land and we must have stronger memories to guide us on how good skinny feels, when compared to obesity.

We take the time to thank the Lord for showing us His Plan. We are grateful that restraint is now present in our life. We are doing what it takes to put the past behind us. We forget those foods that led to robbing us of normalcy in body weight. Gone is the fired chicken. The potato chips is no longer purchased. The banana splits is no longer a Sunday ritual in the family. This trek out of Egypt is well worth it as God delights to feed us our daily bread and we receive it with gratitude.

Lord God, weight loss is a great reward for our obedience. Help us to always remember that You are pleased with obedience. Thank You for setting us free. Amen

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