Gluttony is no different than being a crack addict or being a fornicator. The only difference is that you do need food to live. Nonetheless, without self control, a person can eat themselves to death. I have witnessed many do it, it is grievous to say the least. They were chronically ill, severely over weight and kept claiming their illnesses were all hereditary, totally disregarding the fact they refused to eat healthy foods,walking around all day with potato chips and soda, eating pork, red meats and breads every single day. They refused to stop it and for some, cancer ate their bodies alive. There was nothing the doctors could do for them. And for some their hearts suddenly did attack them and they did not recover. Why won't we listen to wisdom? Why?
Obesity is a very poor witness for those who claim we are followers of Jesus Christ. Every pastor, choir member and minister in Christian churches across America should ALL be sat down if you are obese, why? You are out of control! You should not be standing before anyone. You are spiritually sick and you need help; what we love we take care of, we protect it, obesity is an expression of self hatred and it violates Jesus commandment to us to love God with all of our heart, mind, soul and strength, and to love our neighbor as ourselves, Luke 10:27. There is no love in neglect and abuse of your most precious commodity, your body ~ God's Temple. There is no loving your neighbor when you place the burden of your illnesses on your loved ones having them to take you to and fro, from doctor to doctor, pharmacist to pharmacist. It is selfish.
We say we love one another, yet we refuse to contend with this obvious sin of idolatry. Over indulgence in "comfort or pleasure' food is idolatry. Lusting to eat for pleasure is no different than someone who keeps sleeping around for pleasure, you are abusing God's temple. All obese followers of Christ, you need to repent! You are not 'victims,' you are out of control, cutting the quality of your life every time you keep stuffing your mouth with all that junk food, refusing to eat healthy foods. Don't get mad, get delivered! Pick up your cross 'daily' and follow Jesus. Do it so you can live long and be strong for the Glory of God. Stop the Madness!!
Pastors, I challenge each and everyone of you to sit down all the brothers and sisters in your congregation who are in any ministry, killing themselves with food. If you are a pastor who is obese, you should sit yourself down and go on a sabbatical to get yourself under control. Sad, but true, most pastors will not preach against gluttony for the same reason most will not preach against sin at all, they do not want to risk losing any of their money from their followers. They will not risk it, yet I beg to question, if you are a pastor, how can you say you love those you are leading that are overtaken and captive to food, and you refuse to challenge them to stop. What kind of love is this?
PROVERBS 23:21
Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat, for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
For anyone seeking to educate and empower yourself to win in the war against food in your life, here is a great resource to assist you. You can do it! Change your mind, you CAN change your entire life! LET'S GO SOLDIERs, LET'S GO!!!
