Living with food allergies has made me hyper conscious of what I eat and the ingredients that are in food I purchase at the grocery store. I have to scrutinize everything that goes into preparing meals, especially at restaurants. I know which restaurants have menus that cater to food allergies, and which ones will cater to my food allergies in spite of not having a special menu. The preparation of food has to be watched as well. Before making my food, the restaurant must clean the grill to expunge any trace of contaminates. Even my own kitchen has to be kept clean so that cross contamination does not occur.

If these measures are not met, I have severe pain and gastrointestinal problems as well as heartburn. I am unable to sleep; I get disoriented easily and sometimes get to the point where I can’t eat at all without loosing my lunch. Believe it or not, it took me years of this type of reaction to realize what was causing my medical problems. I happened upon my condition one day by accident – you can read that story here. But once the allergies were confirmed, I have eliminated the foods that caused me harm and now I live pain free. It is hard, because I have to find food that will not hurt me, so that limits me quite a bit from what is out there to eat. On the bright side, because my body can now digest all the food I eat, I have been naturally loosing the weight that I have struggled for many years to lose. My body is now getting the proper nutrition, and using my food for energy instead of storing it as unnecessary fat.

The world has a lot to offer by way of philosophy, theological teaching and teachings on who God and Jesus are. There are arguments in governments all over the world about who is right and who is wrong. If you do not believe what the majority believes, you are haters, narrow minded and intolerant. Being a born again Christian, I seem to (by the worlds standards) fall into this last category. Frankly, that is ok with me.

Let me tell you why:

Your Spirit is the part of you that the bible says connects to God.

[1 Corinthians 2:14 The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.]

We are flesh, God is Spirit – the flesh wants certain things even though they may not be good for us. That is why God has laid out in plain language what He will and will not accept from us. We have to realize that our flesh will corrupt our spirit if left to its own devices; therefore we must limit our exposure to such things to avoid contamination.

[Galatians 5:17 New King James Version -For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.]

Just like the way I need to be extremely careful of what I put in my body and how it is prepared lest I get sick, I need to be equally as concerned about what I expose my Spirit to. Just because the world says it is okay, does not mean that it is good for my spirit, or that God wants it touching my spirit. There are many ideas and acts that man says and does that God does not approve of for His children. He is very clear about these things.

[Galatians 5:18-21 New International Version - The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.]

He does it to keep us spiritually healthy. The pure, unhindered Word of God does not cause confusion,

[1 Corinthians 14:33 For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints].

[Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.]

It does not condemn those who are saved by way of believing in Jesus.

[Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.]

The conflict of religion is not the type of food our spirits need to be engaging in, but rather the Word of God without the interjection of religion and the religious nature.

[Proverbs 21:3 Clean living before God and justice with our neighbors mean far more to God than religious performance.]

the world and the worlds’ values into our Spirit, it causes confusion, distention and unrest. It can cause us severe pain, and heart ache. I tell my children that as a rule, if the world is telling you something is ok to do or think, you need to be cautious and look it up in the Bible. Be hyper sensitive to the teachings you take into your life. Be careful not to cross contaminate the teaching of the cross. Otherwise your spirit will not be able to fully digest it. Throw out the teachings that are contrary to God’s word lest they make you spiritually sick.

[Philippians 4:6-9 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.]

In order to obtain complete health, to eliminate the harmful things from us, we must be concerned not only with what we feed our physical bodies, but also what we feed our Spirits with. Take out the impurities of man, and feed on the organic wisdom of God.

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe. Philippians 3:1