People should eat and drink
and enjoy the fruits of their labor…
a dangerous idea for a compulsive eater!
But add the rest, these are gifts from God.
And slip it into context.
If what we eat and drink are the fruit of our labor,
we’re adding in the process of planting,
nurturing, harvesting, the burning calories
inherent in making a crop. But think again,
even if we nurture them before thru nourish them
they’re further described as gifts from God.
Is the hedonism part of receiving the gift?
The “be happy and enjoy ourselves

as long as we can?” I don’t know if you’re
a compulsive eater, addicted to food,
but I am and I know to be happy
and/as I “enjoy” food…or scarf it down
is an oxymoron. The emotions are guilt,
greed, and obsession, not pleasure, not joy!
Let’s set aside compulsive eating,
something we cannot do, but when we surrender
our lives and our will to God, he can…and does…
manage it all! Thank God!!