Lent Day 10, Friday, Feb 26, 2021

“Healthy Meals Only! No Snacks!”

On this Friday during our Refine and Revive Lenten series, we address another dietary challenge: To only eat healthy meals, while avoiding in-between snacks.

Argh! How frustrating! It’s Friday! This is the day I often want to splurge on my diet! These challenges can be downright frustrating! I suppose that’s the point: To call attention to my poor dietary habits. It’s unlikely that many (if any) of us eat three healthy meals each day. In fact, I sometimes stretch to consume just one healthy meal during a 24-hour period.

Most of the time during the Lenten Season, we focus on withholding certain foods from our diets. However, it’s equally important to pay attention to the addition of healthy foods and eating habits. Caring for our body is just as important as caring for our mind and Spirit. A healthy body allows us to continue serving God in whatever manner we can, and God has provided us with these bodies to love, give, serve, work and play. If we want to maximize our potential in any area of life, then it’s important to make our physical health a priority. This begins with good dietary habits.

How will you do it today? Will you eat three healthy meals in 24-hours? Will you create new meals for yourself or will you cut-the-corners (cheat) by adding something healthy to your regular meal of unhealthy stuff? Quality matters as food is our fuel to serve the Lord, so maybe adding some protein, whole-grain, and an extra fruit or vegetable would be a big step! Remember, no in-between snacks either, as these can easily mess-up our appetites for the good things at mealtime. Fast food won’t qualify today, and neither will anything else that you are trying to justify. Let’s get those things out of our heads (and stomachs)!

Come on! We can do this! Three healthy meals in 24-hours and no in-between snacks!

“And God said, ‘Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.’ ” (Genesis 1:29, ESV)