This morning as we were enjoying our last breakfast in Puerto Rico, I sat staring at the buffet. The huge buffet. Choices upon choices upon choices. There was an entire buffet of fruit. Another table loaded with meats, cheeses; the European flair. You had your classics like eggs, bacon, pancakes…And the pastries! My sweet tooth was in glory, the pastries! You had total control of whatever you wanted. No limits. Nothing in your way. You could choose to eat healthy or you could indulge. You could eat just enough to satisfy your appetite or you could be gluttonous and eat till you were ready to bust. The choice is yours. I think our life is the same way. We have a choice how we live day to day. We have a choice what we feed on. We have a choice to feed on what the world offers or The Word. Deuteronomy says in chapter 30 “See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.”
‭‭God promises that if our daily diet is full of Him then we will live a blessed life. If you are feeling run down, depressed with no energy filled with anxiety and worry – check what you are feeding on. What are you choosing to feed your spirit. Is it full of (insert any news media) watching minute by minute the news? Is it hours and hours of TV, Facebook, Twitter?

I know for myself when I eat from the buffet and make too many unhealthy choices I’m going to pay for it. It will keep me feeling bloated, lacking energy and most likely gaining weight. But if I’m mindful about what I feed my body from all the choices before me, I’ll be energetic and healthy. Spiritually I always find the same to be true. My day is so much better when it starts off with time with my Heavenly Father. That choice sets the pace for the rest of the day. Keeping my prayer and conversation with Jesus going and watching carefully what I feed on will always make for a better day. Psalm 71:8 says “Let my mouth be filled with Your praise And with Your glory all the day.”
‭Today walk up to the buffet filled with the goodness of our Lord and feed on His glorious love.