Chex Mix
We had a bit of Chex mix left over from a special event and it led me to think of how we are fed spiritually. If we were to set out on a camping trip with a singular food source. Possibly a single bag of Chex mix. Let's say this camping trip is long enough to do us some damage if we don't get the nutrition we need. It would be simplest and possibly even the most practical to just ration the Chex mix so we have some to eat until it is gone. It is interesting thinking of this and how it might affect our body and health. Our bodies might lose strength, stamina, and ability, but we are guaranteed, to have a little to eat every day. This ration might be enough to keep us alive, it might not. Regardless our strength and effectiveness will wane over time. This is often how we view our spiritual growth and feeding. We rely on a small dose of spiritual challenge and growth on Sunday mornings. This bit of ration, might keep us alive, but also keeps us weak. When a situation is dire, I wonder at the other option. I think of beginning a camping trip with this idea though. What if we viewed the bit of Chex mix given on a Sunday as a simple tool instead. What if we used the snack as bait. Possibly to snare a rabbit or other small food source. There is risk in this we might catch something, we might not. In a very real sense we are putting our life on the line in order to procure a more balanced diet. One that will actually grow our strength and capabilities. What if we looked at Sundays this way? What if we took how we were challenged on a Sunday as a tool for the week. Not as our food for the week, but as a tool to catch the food for ourselves. I think it would put us in a place of better health and strength, rather than just survival. When we ration our we hold tightly to the reigns of our lives, when the opposite is what is needed to be a disciple of Jesus. When we release our tight fisted control, understanding the good character of God, and have willing obedient hearts to whatever He leads us to, we find that this is where our faith is grown strong, the miraculous happens, and true contentment ensues.
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