“Therefore the Lord, the LORD of hosts, will send among his
fat ones leanness.” Is 10:16
It is easy to become comfortable, to take life and faith for
granted, but it only takes a simple problem or crisis to remind us that life
and faith are great gifts for which we should always be grateful. Striving to be lean, and to be conscious not
only of our own situation and needs but the reality of life all over the world,
helps us to live simply so that all can simply live.
For those of us who have had the privilege of visiting or
living in the developing world, it is difficult not to notice the “leanness” of
entire populations. Eating too much is almost impossible for most people in the
world, especially when they have learned to eat enough to live, but to be
conscious of all those who have nothing.
Learning to eat what we need for health and pleasure is a
hugely difficult task in a society that presents us with five different kinds
of peanut butter and thirty different jams and jellies, but in faith there are
no excuses. We ought to delight in each day, while remembering at the same time that when we take abundance
for granted, we risk God’s wrath.
Today, think thin
spiritually.
What helps you
discipline yourself in food and drink as a spiritual practice?
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