"What is that?", you say... THAT is my coffee spilled all over the pavement last Sunday morning. Yep. GONE!
As you know, I've been grappling with
"Should I or shouldn't I drink coffee and chocolate?"
I went with my dear friend, Amy's, deal and was trying to do two cups in the morning. It worked for awhile, but then...yes...got out of control again.
Sunday morning I felt like I heard the Lord speak to my heart to NOT drink coffee. I REALLY felt this is what He said. Of course, I sat there, in my car, driving to church ...justifying.
"Well, maybe He means just for CHURCH."
So, when I got to church, I sat in my car and grabbed my 1/2 full cup of coffee and proceeded to start drinking and WHOALA...it drippled ALL DOWN MY WHITE SHIRT!!!
"Did you or did you not HEAR me say...no coffee?" ...of course, with a sweet kind gentlemanly love underneath. = )
So..as of Sunday I have not had coffee, and OH MY GOODNESS! I feel better concentration coming and just a lack of RACING that would happen with coffee. I have replaced the caffeine with coke until I can wean myself off of caffeine.
It's a HUGE trial and error thing this FOOD thing!
In sharing this story about my coffee "word" I want to share that I am on a research project on FASTING.
Many of you have fasted, I'm sure, but I am in a place I'd like you to journey with me in, where I am feeling the call to FAST again and really want to delve into what place FOOD has in our pursuit of intimacy with God.
Until next time I will leave you with this...
~ Satan used food to tempt Eve.
~ Esau was stripped of his birthright because of food.
and Jesus was tempted by Satan in the wilderness with food.
There is a profound place that food plays in the life of a Christian..and us MOMS really struggle so much more with it, I believe than other groups.
A sweet young friend wrote this on her FB post:
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