Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them. Psalm 107:5
I'm somewhat embarrassed to compare myself to the Israelites who wandered through the wilderness and were hungry, but I sure did relate to this verse! I didn't eat lunch until 11:00 a.m., so when it was lunch time, I wasn't hungry yet. You got it! About an hour before dinner, I was really hungry! I didn't want to eat a sandwich, because my husband had made dinner. I had already eaten two apple earlier when I ate at 11:00, so that didn't seem like an option.
I figured that since I didn't have any bread at lunch time, I could have some corn tortilla chips. Although they are O.K. for me to eat, I usually eat three meals with my breads/carbs evenly divided between all three meals. Therefore, I rarely eat them. It wasn't a very good decision, although it sounded reasonable at the time!
I ate at least half the bag of tortilla chips! Why did that happen? First of all, I was tired and hungry and I should have prayed about it rather than giving in to skewed logic! Usually, I pray when I feel tempted. The thing is, I must have been rationalizing things, because I didn't even think I was being tempted! Isn't it amazing how Satan can use our vulnerabilities and try to work a wedge in our relationship with our Lord and Savior! Fortunately for me, Christ picks me back up and moves me forward. I am so very blessed and so are you! He will do the same for you if you let Him!
Since I am writing how I've applied this Bible verse to my own life, you should know that it doesn't necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the Bible verse. Debbie
