The Bible warns us not to make idols or have other gods
before the Lord. Most of the time, we overlook this because not many people are
making bronze cows or gold goats and bowing down to poles. However, we forget
that ANYTHING can become an idol if we put it first and above God. We are
blindsided to one of America’s biggest idols: foods. It is a drug and an idol
and very addicting. Let’s think about it, if you know it is bad for you and you
eat it anyway, you obviously cannot say no and it is a drug and a problem. In
America, due to our readily available food source, we use food to fill a void,
fix a problem, find pleasure, cease stress, ease frustration, social eat, as a
thing to “do”, or because we are bored or lonely.
Food, just like other idols, distract us from God, drain our
resources, and drive our behavior. When food becomes our idol, our actions,
money, and attention all will align to that thing. We think about it, pursue
it, invest time in it, indulge in it, dream about it, etc. Food is meant to fuel
our body and sustain us and keep us alive. Instead, it is something we worship
and find solace in. we eat without thinking. Most people don’t even know how
much they eat. Read 1 Corinthians 8:4. It states: “So then, about eating food
sacrificed to idols: We know that ‘An idol is nothing at all in the world’ and
that ‘There is no God but one.’”
It is a hard thing to admit you have a problem. Trust me. I
don’t have an idol in junk food, but in healthy food. I am constantly thinking
of what I am going to eat next and looking up nutrition facts and calculating
numbers. I allow it to affect my mood on a daily basis and crave tastes daily
and allow my emotions to get the best of me. For example, my office took me out
to eat for my birthday. I spent the whole night before trying to find the
nutrition facts of plates and calculating what I could have there and how that
would affect my food for the rest of the day. Then, when everyone ate a 100
carb and 900 calorie cheesecake, I became bitter and craved sweets. Think I
have an idol? I know I do. I then went and spent money on every low carb sweet
I could think of. It’s bad and I know it and I have to attempt to battle this
on a daily basis.
So how do we conquer our idol? An accountability partner is
always a great thing to have first and foremost. Secondly, even though we have
moved from God, he hasn’t moved from us. So all we have to do is repent, reconnect with
Him, and let Him satisfy the longings of our heart. When we do this, our idols
will look a lot less attractive and satisfying, even America’s idol.
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