Why not feast since all that food is waiting for you, friend?
I will begin this article by briefly summarizing three key points from a previous article.
I’m doing this because this article isn’t quite long enough, so I’m repeating myself so that my articles are all about the same length, so I look like a professional online writer.
But I’m not supposed to tell you that because that is boring, but other stuff I say is boring too, and you still read that! (Perfect. This article is precisely the right length).
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Ahem . . .
In a previous article, I provided three reasons to suggest that we may be consuming spiritual cotton candy when we thought we were at a spiritual feast.
Three indicators that we may be consuming spiritual junk food are:
1. You’ve been to a church once and were decidedly underwhelmed.
2. You know a Christian, but that person, Ned Flanders, is challenging to be around for long. (I GET it!)1
3. You’ve figured out church is for losers, and EVEN people who aren’t cool go there. Need you say more?
So, where do we go to have the best chance of finding healthy spiritual food?
1. Ask where Holy Spirit is moving in your city. After they faint because you asked that question (C’mon! Shocking people is fun!), bring some popcorn and check out that church next week. Listen for God while you’re there.
2. Find a “real” Christian. How can you tell if someone is a “real” Christian? It is impossible to determine for sure.
Christian behavior can be put on like a mask… Spectators… will often break into applause. But there is no applause in heaven.…
When you meet someone who is wholeheartedly following Jesus, you’ll know. Sorry. That’s all I got. Keep looking. They’re out there.
And when you find them, take them out to lunch.
And ask them questions. Please don’t throw out your lunch before you’ve even eaten it. Food is waiting for you, too.
3. Hang out with losers. Just because some Christians are losers doesn’t mean they aren’t God’s children. However, the same is true for you as well.
When you stop sucking in your gut, stop pretending you’ve got your life together, you are on the right, narrow, spiritual path.
The path to the one who is truth is found by telling the truth.
Knowing we are losers and stopping trying to be impressive is one step towards actual spiritual food.
Jesus is the glorious one. Not us. Yep, they’re losers at church.
Get over it.
We’re here to see Jesus, not them. (And not you either. Praise God.)
“Father, I want those you gave me to be with me, right where I am, so they can see my glory, the splendor you gave me . . .”
Jesus Christ, the guy almost one third of the world claims to follow
4. Wake up! Now that you know you’re a starving loser, I hope you turn your attention to Holy Spirit right now. He’s here beside you right now.
He’s been tapping your shoulder your entire life, but you may not have noticed yet.
“Hungry?” He’s asking. “Come to the feast, child,” he offers, holding out an outstretched arm.
Will you take one small step down the road toward tasting the only food that truly satisfies . . .?
If so, try feasting on this.
If you don’t have spiritual teeth yet to enjoy chewing this food, don’t fret, but try drinking this milk instead. But don’t ask for milk the way my daughter did here. That isn’t nice.
God, help us to follow the scent of fresh bread and other delicious foods to find the feast. May we not go hungry for You again this season, we pray.
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Photo Credit – The Table Is Set For You by by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash
1 No. I don’t know why people keep comparing me to Ned, but it must be his positive traits that remind them of me (of course!).
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