What am I hungry for today?

     Today I’m hungry for cookies, chocolate dipped granola bars and M&M’s. I went to the store to get a few items and found myself getting hungrier with every isle. I did just fine until I got to the cookie isle; had no intention of going down this isle but the direction I wanted to go was blocked with children and beer suppliers. So I go down the cookie isle and by the time I made it to the end I had a package of chocolate chip cookies in my cart. Then when I got home I fixed a pot of coffee and ate 5 cookies.

          I was hungry only because I didn’t have a morning snack and left the house without an option. In truth I did have another option, no, I didn’t take food or water with me, but I could have spent time in prayer and asked God to carry me through the time of hunger and desire for something less than wholesome. God would have given me the strength I needed to get my shopping done so I could get home to eat something better than cookies. All I had to do is ask for his help.

          In Psalm 34:10 we read “The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.” When I seek God for my strength I will not lack. I will have what I need to satisfy my wants, needs and desire.

          I must first seek God in all things. The next time I go to the store I’m going to pray that God helps me to shop wisely and to buy the things that He would want me to eat. Make God first and give Him control of all decisions.