Our quality of life is related to what we eat, and I’m not talking about food. Our bodies eat what our five (5) senses put into it, and putting food into our mouths is just one of the five.
Just like our bodies get dirty being out and about, that same process is how the body eats without the mouth. When we pattern the ways of this world into our every-day’s, we’re shaping our lives to become that which we’ve integrated — good or bad. Our body through the senses is constantly sending data to our mind, and our mind helplessly draws it in like a magnet.
Too much of the same routine over time is what the body will soon resort to. This is called the formation of a habit, and can turn into a rut; having us feel as if we’re boxed in. If the body doesn’t get what it’s longing, it will magnify the effect trying to force our mind to cooperate, and if constantly giving into the stimulus, it becomes addiction. Example:
Once upon a time one beer could make you tipsy, but continue to drink beer, and one is not enough. Once upon a time a kiss and embrace was pretty steamy in a movie, but today, it’s practically porn; it’s the same with foul language. Once upon a time TV went off at midnight, but today if something like that happened, the stations contact info would explode with calls. Why — because we eat that stuff, and have developed a want for more. No wonder we’re stressed, depressed, and feel as if we’re spinning our wheels; sinking, nervous and full of anxiety. “It’s what we’re eating.”
(1st John 2:15-17), tells us: Do not love the world or the things in the world because if anyone loves the world, the love of the God is not in him, because the only thing that’s in the world is the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, and those things are not of God, they belong to the world, and the world is passing away and the lust that`s in it …There it is, the three things that keeps us taking one step forward, and two steps backwards; without the help of Satan, and certainly not of God; we’re born with it. I’ll explain.
The world can only offer longings for physical pleasure; wishes for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions.
The lust of the flesh consists of gratifying the want for physical pleasure, trying to please our sinful selves using fornication, adultery, incest, sodomy, and all unnatural lust; including the overindulgence and overconsumption of eating and drinking/gluttony and drunkenness, including drugs; reveling: aka [also known as], cutting loose or living it up.
The lust of the eyes is the love, allurement, and wishes for all the things we see that the world has, and can offer us; it consists of worldly objects that are visible such as gold and silver, houses, land, and all kinds of possessions, including fad piercings and tattoos: aka [also known as], bling-bling. The eyes of men are never satisfied: aka [also known as], covetousness – (Proverbs 27:20).
The pride of life is our ambitions; being overly proud of what we’ve accomplished; they consist of the achievements and assets we’ve acquired, such as the exquisite lifestyle of luxurious living, that’s rich in diet, owning costly apparel, having the choicest first class and upfront seats in places of assembly when there’s many in attendance.
This world and everything that people want in it is passing away, and in many cases for some, it seems as if it already has, but it’s kept alive by our passions for it. This is why when we indulge in the things of the world, we question; even scorn ourselves when we find out it wasn’t all what we thought it would be as we think back; rightfully dissatisfied with ourselves afterwards. Immediately empty feelings begin to persecute; why, because the lust of the world is dead. It offers pain, sorrow, and destruction; camouflaging truth with a mirage that can only deploy Satan’s will to kill, steal, and destroy – (John 10:10).
We’re quick to defend our mind’s imagination and thoughts, but – (Proverbs 14:12) reads: There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. The World battles for our mind because it knows its power, and weakness. The world tries hard to initiate beliefs that derail our innate connection to God. We’ve got to scan constantly what our senses gather, questioning and processing all data that tries to pull our anchor from God, so as not to be captured by responding to the deceptions that spark our vulnerability for the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life, and our defense of it; eating blindly what’s ungodly.
Get this understanding… In Jesus’ Name, amen.
Gaidi