You Are What You Eat

We hear it all the time:  "You are what you eat!"  It is true.  Eat junk; feel junky:  tired, listless, grumpy.  Eat healthy:  feel energized, well, positive.  I love those segments on "Eat this, not that."  There are so many hidden dangers in processed and fast food that it amazes me.  Some of the things we think are ok are not at all.  Yes, it behooves us to think carefully about most everything that goes into our mouths. 

I am learning that most things that are fresh and natural are best...fruit, veggies, whole grains, nuts, organics.  I am living proof that this type eating is healing.  When I was 40+something, I wasn't half as healthy as I am now.  Making a conscious effort to scrutinize before I eat has made a huge difference in my life and my health.  I am better physically, mentally, and emotionally.  I really am!

As much as I love thinking about this as a physical thing, it is also true spiritually.  For what goes in is what we are, spiritually-speaking.  For example, I fill myself with trash, junk, or questionable, and I am negative, grumpy, judgmental, and condescending.  Fill myself with God and his truthes, and I am far better at discerning, thinking positively, and acting in a Christ-like manner.  If I find myself "wandering in the desert,"  I can no more than turn on Christian CDs than I find myself calming down, cheering up, thinking more clearly.  Try it!  It works!

So, as we strive for the healthy life, let's not only emphasize the physical; let's go for the gold, spiritually, as well.  Let's read, watch, listen to things of Christ.  Can you imagine the positive influence we'd have on our families, friends, acquaintances, strangers alike?  It might just make a difference in our world!  We are what we eat!