In an effort to keep your body fit and trim, might you be keeping your soul a lean and mean diet? Spiritual anorexia seems to be an epidemic nowadays. We see kids and many adults who believe in Jesus, but they don’t act like it. Why? Teenagers are so worried about being popular in school that they'll starve themselves in an effort to be as attractive as possible to the opposite sex. They'll wear the best clothes, attend parties, drink, and smoke pot, and a whole host of other things thinking that being popular will make them happy.
Adults can become so concerned with their looks and about having a cool car, a huge house in an upscale neighborhood that they can starve their souls; they end up neglecting their spiritual appetite. Mistaking this spiritual hunger that they’re experiencing for another need, they work extra hours to buy more things that they think will make them happy.
I’ve been there too, I've worked like a dog to have everything that I thought would make me happy and I've attended a few parties when I was a kid. What I’ve discovered since then is that believers are already popular with God. God looks for every opportunity to brag about His children and to rejoice over them with singing.
If you’ve tried everything and still can’t seem to find anything that will make you happy, pick up a Bible and read it. Spend time with God, who is your biggest cheerleader. You’ll be glad you did.
Until next time…
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