But while the meat was still between their teeth, and before it could be consumed, the anger of the Lord burned against the people, and He struck them with a severe plague. Therefore, the place was named Kibroth Hattaavah, because they buried the people who had craved other food there. Numbers 11:33-34 NIV Bible
Off and on over several different posts, I've talked about how I have really been craving peanuts in the shell. I eat the unsalted ones, because I'm afraid I'd get too much salt if I ate as much as I wanted. Anyway, I rationalize that I only take a small cereal bowl of them when I give in to this splurge. I used to eat an extra large soup bowl's worth of unsalted peanuts before, so in my mind, I think I'm making this big, healthy concession!
Well, the day of the previous post, I mentioned that I had been trying to scope out when was a healthy time to eat the peanuts, since I had been craving them. Later on, I figured out that what I was eating for dinner was light enough to allow myself a small cereal bowl of unsalted peanuts that evening, although I fill it to the point that the bowl could not hold one extra peanut tottering on the side.
When I tasted the peanuts, some of them were fine, but most of them tasted old, like they were turning rancid. Did that stop me from eating them? To be totally honest, I ate the bowl of them, although they didn't taste all that great. The next day, I had diarrhea most of the day! It became apparent that the Lord God, was trying to tell me that craving anything, even if it's eaten in a more healthy way, can become a false god to me. I was turning to it to relieves my stress rather than turning to the Lord, and putting it into His ever capable hands! The big clue that I wasn't aligned with the Lord, is the underlined portion, where I determined that I could have this splurge. Usually, I pray first, when contemplating a splurge, to see what God's will is, and I didn't do that this time! For one thing, the Lord God knew those peanuts were rancid and weren't good for me, but neither is craving something to the point it's unhealthy!
