Gluttony and Fasting
Y esterday I finally completed The Lord's Table, Phase I. It took me five months to complete this 60 day course, but I did it, with God's help. I learned a great deal about the sin of gluttony during this time. Then wouldn't you know it, this morning I woke to find an article featured on Yahoo! titled, " When unhealthy foods hijack overeaters' brains ," and I had to marvel at how good God is. Six months ago I would have truly believed that food had hijacked my brain. But the truth, God has shown me, is in the Bible: Do not mix with winebibbers, Or with gluttonous eaters of meat; For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags. (Proverbs 23:20-21) I've learned that gluttony is the equivalent of drunkenness, only instead of indulging oneself on alcohol, the substance of choice is solid food. You don't have to be fat to be a glutton, either. All you need to do is give in to temptation and eat un