They ate until they were gorged-He had given them what they craved. Psalm 78:29
What this is referring to is when the Lord God allowed the Israelites to escape the oppression of Egypt. They were in the wilderness complaining that they would have preferred to stay in Egypt, where they, at least had meat. The Lord God gave them quails all around the Israelite's camp until they made themselves sick from eating too many of them!
This is a tricky post, because I have gorged myself more than I'd like to admit. In fact, there are times that I still do, on occasion. Fortunately for me, the Lord God reminds me what I'm doing, and has it strong on my heart to stop, and turn things around. Sometimes, I get caught up in knowing how important it is to not eat this way, that I feel compelled to mentally note this when I see others doing so.
There have been a few times, where someone has commented to me, they don't know why they've gained so much weight. Sometimes, my sinful arrogant nature wants to say, "If you didn't eat so many sweets, it might be different." But the Lord has shown me, that these comments are not only not welcome, or helpful, but they are often counterproductive. I remember years ago, at a holiday dinner, someone went around the room with a tray of sweets and offered them to every person. When that person got to me, skipped me and went to the next person, commenting on my not needing any. I got so upset, I found myself going home and goring on lots of sweets that had been denied to me earlier. The Lord God has shown me, it's important for me to not do this same thing that I didn't like, to others!
