I love scalloped potatoes and ham. Oh sometimes I just get a huge craving for it! This one meal represents so much for me. My mom used to make it for my birthday meal. So scalloped potatoes and homemade applesauce make me nostalgic. When I indulge and make a batch I am instantly filled with thoughts of home and love and acceptance.
Sometimes all I crave is scalloped potatoes and ham. I will think about it all day, sometimes all week. One day, as I was filled with one such craving, I looked in my pantry. None of the supplies necessary for my coveted dish were there, so I reached for the nearest substitute: a bag of Cheetos. Cheesy, yes, but so completely deficient from my craving.
God often builds in His own object lessons into my day. This was a big one. For the last week, I have been dissatisfied, moaning, groaning and feeling a severe and uncomfortable distance between me and God. I guess you could say I was craving Him. Well, my Bible has been untouched instead I have watched movies or read a novel. Somehow looking back I have tried to satisfy my craving (that He can and will fulfill) with greasy, cheesy, fingers. Cheetos Gospel.
Awesome thoughts and oh so true. God wants to be that craving.
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