Food for Your Soul

“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).”

Those pesky pounds you put on during the pandemic had nothing to do with physical hunger but representative of a bigger issue. According to Healthline, “42% of Americans say they gained weight during the pandemic”. There were many contributing factors to this number including stress, lack of exercise, alcohol consumption etc. Jesus spoke about food excess; “Is not life more than food (Matthew 6:25b)”? We are more than physical beings. We are spiritual beings in physical bodies and spiritual beings need soul food and I'm not talking about the kind of food pictured here !

Those excess pounds you packed on over the past year were a failed attempt to feed your soul something physical food can ever do. But there is hope. Ask God to remind you of the power you have through His spirit to resist that which is life taking to fill you with what is life giving and life sustaining. That’s what soul food really is!