Some of the symptoms of eating food too fast are: tendency to overeat, poor digestion (having to use the restroom immediately after you’ve eaten food), indigestion/heartburn, and weak digestion leading to a weak immune system. These things can be seen spiritually as well, when we tend to stuff ourselves with life in a hurried fashion. I think all of us have been the victim of heartburn because of our lack of patience. Another thing that I think some of us can relate to is poor digestion. A symptom of eating food too fast, as noted previously in the paragraph, is poor digestion. This means that the food that you have eaten goes right through you and you don’t give your body the chance to absorb the nutrients. So many times, some of us find ourselves trying our best just to stuff life’s trials down; in hopes that the quicker we eat it, the quicker it will be over. However, when we don’t chew it appropriately we will not absorb any of the lessons that it was sent to teach us. Then, subsequently, we are forced to eat that course over again.
I have been trying to work on this eating slowly thing for a second. It has been extremely difficult because I am so used to eating quickly. Now, chewing is something that I must consciously do to make sure that I am taking my time. Sometimes I do forget, I won’t lie to you. However, I do find that when I take my time and chew my food, I am satisfied on far less than I thought I needed. In Matthew 6:11, as Jesus was instructing the disciples to pray, he told them to ask for their daily bread. In the scripture, daily means subsistence or the minimum necessary to support life. Lord, give me what I need for today. However much or however little, teach me to process what you have given me in a way that will be beneficial to my life and growth.
For a very long time, I had been dissatisfied with the life that I found myself living. I was not in poverty or extreme lack, I just couldn’t seem to be content with what I had. I have found that my dissatisfaction had nothing to do with life itself. It had everything to do with how I took life in and allowed it to either benefit or hinder me. I had given the cares of life too much power and started looking at certain relationships in an unhealthy manner. Paul said it best in Phil 4:11-13; he learned how to be satisfied in any state because he realized who his source was. That is the key to being satisfied; knowing who your source is and having full faith and dependence on Him alone. Worrying, impatience and misguided wisdom never got anyone anywhere that they desired to go. Learn to chew slowly and enjoy the life that God has given you. Whether times be good or bad, our satisfaction comes only through the strength we have found in Christ. I think that Trident slogan should be the new mantra for believers everywhere, “Chew on This.” Stay on the Path.
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About the Author: Path contributing writer Calvin Walker has been writing editorial content for Path MEGAzine since 2007. Calvin’s ability to break down the word of God with thought provoking analogies and real life analysis makes an impact on Christians seeking a closer walk with God. An accomplished author, Walker released his debut book titled “The Gallery” early 2010. Click here to read excerpts and purchase Walkers’ book.
