A discerning son [or daughter] heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father. Proverbs 28:7 NIV Bible
Now, what I did was all backwards from this Bible verse. I didn't pay attention to the lessons the Lord God had previously shown me about food and overeating. And to top that off, I was the glutton, not some companion!
There's this restaurant I like to eat at, but we don't go there often. There's a particular dish on the menu that provides lots of food and it's one of the least expensive things on the menu. I recently ordered this and was pleased when they brought me plate after plate or bowl of more food.
It's not so bad to get a good deal on your meal, but it is bad to eat every last bit of despite knowing that you're too full to eat it all! I went home sick to my stomach, thinking about what I had done, when I knew I could have left the food on my plate. I thought about how I relished eating every single bite of it, something the Lord showed me years ago that's counterproductive for me. In fact, when He showed me this lesson years ago, I started leaving a bite of each type of food on my plate as a reminder that I don't have to eat every last bite of food, just because it's there. Obviously, I wasn't heeding the instruction I had been given from the Lord!
