Can you believe that October has come and gone already?
I have to apologize that my series died out a bit in the end. I had the best of intentions, but life got in the way a bit, including a nasty bout with the stomach flu.
31 days is really a short amount of time to change one's whole history of beliefs about a topic. But I wanted to. I wanted to come to the end of October with a whole new outlook about food and faith and how they work together. And, while I didn't find all the answers, I do find that my outlook is changing.
Here's few things I learned this month:
1. each decision about food, how I spend my time, what I focus on, etc. is part of of bigger journey and those decisions can add up to something bigger
2. prayer is a powerful way redirect my tendency to dwell on the things I shouldn't
3. fresh starts are possible at any moment
4. it's not so much about what I eat as it is how much I think about it and "worship" it
5. anything can become an idol when it's value is placed above God
6. when something unimportant is becoming too important in my life, fasting from it can be a good way to reset my "normal" in relationship to that thing
7. God loves me no matter the number on a scale
Thanks to those of you who took this journey with me. I'm sure I will have more to say on this subject somewhere down the line.
