HAPPY DECEMBER
EVERYONE!!!
Now with the holidays approaching it is very easy to overeat. I want to share some things with you regarding overeating and how it affects our body from the Spirit of Prophecy.
“Those who
place so much food upon the stomach, and thus load down nature, could not appreciate the truth should
they hear it dwelt upon.” {CH
158}
“WHAT
INFLUENCE DOES OVEREATING HAVE UPON THE STOMACH? It becomes debilitated, the digestive organs are weakened,
and disease, with all its
train of evils, is brought on as the
result.” {CH 159}
The word of God
places the sin of gluttony in the same catalogue with drunkenness. Even if the food
we are eating is healthy, we should quit
when we are full….even if we haven’t yet tasted several dishes on the
table. “The extra food burdens the system and produces morbid, feverish
conditions” we are told in Counsels on Diet and Foods on page 134.
“Sometimes the result of OVEREATING is felt at once. In other cases there is no sensation of pain; but the digestive organs lose their vital force, and the foundation of physical strength is undermined. The surplus food burdens the system, and produces morbid, feverish conditions. It calls an undue amount of blood to the stomach, causing the limbs and extremities to chill quickly. It lays a heavy tax on the digestive organs, and when these organs have accomplished their task, there is a feeling of faintness or languor. Some who are continually overeating call this all gone feeling hunger; but it is caused by the overworked condition of the digestive organs.” {CDF 134}
I know we all need these quotes. We all need to pray much and let God lead and guide us at the table.
“AND WHAT INFLUENCE DOES OVEREATING HAVE UPON THE STOMACH? It becomes debilitated, the digestive organs are weakened, and disease, with all its train of evils, is brought on as the result. If persons were diseased before, they thus increase the difficulties upon them, and lessen their vitality every day they live. They call their vital powers into unnecessary action to take care of the food that they place in their stomachs. What a terrible condition is this to be in!” {CD 135}
“The Lord has instructed me that as a general rule, we place too much food in the stomach. Many make themselves uncomfortable by overeating, and SICKNESS IS OFTEN THE RESULT. The Lord did not bring this punishment on them. They brought it on themselves; and God desires them to realize that pain is the result of transgression.” {CD 136}
“NEARLY ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE HUMAN FAMILY eat more than the system requires. This excess decays and becomes a putrid mass. . . . If more food, even of a simple quality, is placed in the stomach than the living machinery requires, this surplus becomes a burden. The system makes desperate efforts to dispose of it, and this extra work causes a tired, weary feeling. Some who are continually eating call this all-gone feeling hunger, but it is caused by the overworked condition of the digestive organs.” {CD 132}
The injunction of Christ is, “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” Matt 5:48. Here He shows us that we may be as perfect in our sphere as God is in His sphere.
Proverbs 30:7-9 - Two things have I required of thee;
deny me them not before I die: Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me
neither poverty nor riches; feed me
with food convenient for me: Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, who is the
Lord? Or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in
vain.
This verse
shows there
is a direct connection between overeating and denying God!
OVEREATING causes dopamine disorders
and the person can't make right cognitive decisions.
THE RESULT: You
will surrender your will to the lower passions - the flesh.
Overeating hinders the mind from being
clear - which is
a very serious issue.
“In order to
make the temperance movement a success, the
work of reform must begin at our tables.” Temperance, Page 196
IF WE DON’T HAVE VICTORY
OVER OUR APPETITE WE WON'T HAVE VICTORY OVER SIN.
Wow those are some powerful quotes and really tells it like it
is. Let’s glorify and honor God by
treating our bodies as He would have us to. I PRAY NONE OF US WILL OVEREAT THIS HOLIDAY
SEASON or at any meal ever again!
Here is a
great recipe for you all to try!
Cranberry Grape Salad
1 pkg. whole fresh cranberries
1½ cup pineapple juice (save from can of pineapple below)
½ cup raw sugar
¼ cup pineapple juice
¼ cup agar agar powder OR
½ cup kojel
Place
cranberries, 1 ½ cups pineapple juice and raw sugar and cook gently until the
skin breaks. Put kojel or agar in ¼ c. pineapple juice and mix together. Add to
cranberry mixture. Bring to a boil and simmer for 2-3 more minutes. Put into a blender
and blend until very smooth.
Let cool some while preparing the following:
½ cup red grapes halved or quartered
½ cup pineapple, diced
⅓ cup walnuts or pecans, optional
Mix
well and pour into mold and chill until set. Very good alone or with homemade whip cream on top.
