Filled With God

I think one of the reasons I have this struggle with food is because there are many times that I feel empty. Emptiness demands to be filled, and so I turn to food to fill that void. Food has become my comfort. It is easy, it is filling, and it is available. Turning to food when I feel empty has become a pattern. Whether I feel lonely, stressed, or upset, food seems to temporarily fill the emptiness I feel. Ironically, my binge-eating only adds to my hurt and emptiness instead of soothing it. Only turning to God in the times of emptiness will satisfy and fulfill me. I have to admit that turning to God instead of things of the world is difficult. God is not tangible and He is not a "quick-fix." However, He does offer abundant life (John 10:10), and He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things (Psalm 107:9). He offers the true satisfaction that nothing in the world will give. I want to be so full of the things of God that I do not even crave the pleasures of the world. I read this quote by Billy Graham yesterday and really liked it:

"Suppose someone should offer me a plateful of crumbs after I had eaten a T-bone steak. I would say, 'No thank you. I am already satisfied.' Christian, that is the secret - you can be so filled with the things of Christ, so enamored with the things of God, that you do not have time for the sinful pleasures of the world."

I need so fill myself up with T-bone steak instead of settling for the crumbs.

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him (Psalm 34:8)