Have you become frustrated with the ongoing reports from “them” about what is and isn’t healthy? I want a doughnut, but “they” say it’s bad for me. So I took some time this week to think about the health trends that have come and gone over the years:
- In the 70s and 80s, we were all told, “No pain, no gain.” When it came to working out, if we wanted our workouts to work, they had to hurt. However, today we have been told by “them” that workouts shouldn’t be painful.
- Sometime in the 1990s, many believed that to be healthy, we had to eat “low-fat.” This caused the food industry to boom, producing countless “fat-free” or “low-fat” foods. Everyone began eating this way, but we were later told by “them” that some fats are good for us.
- Fast forward to the 2000s, and we have been introduced to the “whole foods” and “no gmo” movement. Right now, this seems to be the best way to go, but I wonder what “they” will say next? Will another report come out tomorrow, debunking what we hold near and dear this time?
Now I want a doughnut
Makes me want to eat a doughnut, and I haven’t had one in I don’t remember when!
I need to have a word with “them” and set “them” straight!
We aren’t the first to need clarification in history. When it comes to spiritual matters, Jesus said:
“Make sure that the light you think you have is not actually darkness.”
Luke 11:35 (NLT)
How could we possibly live in darkness when we have claimed Jesus as Lord of our lives?
I think another way to understand the above verse is to “Make sure that you don’t substitute God’s way of living for what our own opinions or culture might say.”
In today’s day and age, it is easy to be swept aside by what is popular and allow our core beliefs to be explained away and shoved under a bed somewhere, never to be taken out.
The Gospel was never meant to be popular (although it should be, in my opinion!) or well-received. Everything about the Gospel runs counter to the standards the rest of the world holds: forgiveness, joy, honesty, and integrity.
Whenever I watch a news report about someone returning a wallet full of money or someone saving someone who has fallen onto a railroad track, I wonder why people are so amazed, until I remember that this kind of behavior isn’t the norm in the rest of the world. When people don’t have the Savior, they can’t think like Him.
Let’s make sure we don’t replace God’s way of thinking and living with what our own opinions or culture would say. Who knows, we might make the news.
