Food fuels me with energy.
Food uplifts me for a brighter mood.
Food adds more color to my life.
I don’t know how food gives you that positive energy but for me, it keeps me enthusiastic and leaning on the side of positivity.

I have to be honest, I love food too much that sometimes, I am not conscious of what I consume in my body anymore. Yes, I can be conscious on the amount of rice I take, but for the amount of sweets and sugar, I neglect and shoot them right away in my belly. I see food, I eat food, with teeny-weeny limits only.

A couple days ago, I was under the weather and my body couldn’t function to work. I had no choice but to file my first sick leave of the year. Instead of heading straight to work, I decided to head straight to the hospital. As a patient, I had to learn the essence of patience and wait for my turn. Honestly, I am not a fan of waiting too long in hospitals. Well, thanks to O for entertaining me. O accompanied me to the doctor and the laboratory where my blood was extracted for blood test.

Now, let me go straight to the reason why I’m writing this blog. The main reason is… the blood test result that showed my sugar level.

I was not pleased with what I found out. My sugar isn’t normal for my age. It’s actually quite high.
Because of what I discovered about my body, I reflected the next morning and talked to God about the situation.

First, He made me look back on what I was doing to my body. He gave me a flashback of how I was so carefree on what I eat and how I take care of my body. Then He gave me a vision on possible future I might have if I neglect the essence of being healthy. More like a warning sign of illness I could acquire.

During those moments, I realized I was being selfish even in the aspect of eating. I only think what is best for me, what would make me feel good and what will satisfy my appetite. I didn’t care whether those junks get into my system as long as my hunger was satisfied at that time. All I care about is myself and the pleasure I get from eating.

God’s sweet love reflects on how He speaks to me through my quiet moments with Him. The next day after my blood test results came out, He spoke to me in these verses:

Glorifying Him is not simply being “good” in the eyes of the world. To glorify Him is to obey His commands written in His holy book. One of his commands is to honor Him with our bodies because this is the temple of the Holy Spirit. That means, even in the aspect of eating, I should not only gratify myself and enjoy food as much as I want. I should be conscious of what my body digests and what vitamins my body receives from what I eat.

Grabbing all the sweet goodies in the world can make me smile. There’s nothing wrong about it actually. But the problem will arise if I am not careful in eating sweets excessively and put my body into danger and sooner or later result to diabetes.

As Robert D. Smith said, “Taking good care of the body… is proper stewardship of the temple of the Holy Spirit. A Christian should go to the doctor not primarily to get well, but to be a good steward”.

These verses also caught my attention how critical it is to honor God through our bodies.

Romans 12:1-2 
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

As The Food Scout, I am praying that even in the area of eating, He will still be glorified. I am free to do whatever I want, with limitations. This body belongs to someone else. One way to give honor to the One who owns this body is by eating food that aren’t only scrumptious but also full of nutrients. In other words, “healthier foods!”

Pray, Eat and Love.
Cheers,
The Food Scout