We went to a breakfast buffet with some family. I was trying to be healthy, but I wanted some of the chopped nuts. I decided to get some of the sliced peaches with some cottage cheese. Then, I covered the top with chopped nuts. Yes, I over did it in the nut department, but that's not the worst of it.
We were driving home and I kept craving sweets. Since I rarely eat anything with sugar, because of my Hypoglycemia, I don't crave sweets often. I kept having thoughts about pie ala mode. My husband had gotten some on a recent family outing. There was so much ice cream, I, of course, had to help him out with it. The thing is, that was about a month ago, so why was I craving sweets now?
In the midst of my trying to figure out if we had anything sweet in the car, I tried to be prayerful about why I had this strong craving. I went through all the things I had eaten during the day and most things were pretty healthy. Then, Christ showed me what threw me for a loop. It was the peaches I had eaten at the breakfast buffet. Pondering this, I realized that the peaches must have been in a heavy syrup. At home, I only buy them in 100% fruit juice and didn't think about how the peaches would affect me. I prayed about God taking over my craving, so I could stop pestering my husband about wanting something sweet. Shortly thereafter, I decided to eat an apple. God had answered my prayers and I was no longer craving sweets, but I haven't had such a strong craving in years. This experience makes me mindful that turning to Christ with this gave me something much more significant than the great spoil (treasure) I had wanted. He showed me that He is there beside me whenever I make poor choices in my life and I can always count on Him!!!
I rejoice at Thy Word, as one that findeth great spoil. Pslam 119:162
Since this is an example of the positive influence God has made on my overeating, this may not reflect the whole meaning of the Bible verse.
