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“Please test us for ten days on a diet of vegetables and water,” Daniel said. At the end of the ten days, see how we look compared to the other young men who are eating the King’s food.”–Daniel 1:12-13 (NLT)
FOODS GOD GAVE US
A poem and essay by ILMA
The Garden of Eden was full of trees and plants
Fruits and vegetables nourished both woman and man
God knew the benefits of all these plants and trees
He gave mankind a resource so they can stay healthy.
Men started hunting and became carnivorous
They forgot what food God originally gave us
They resorted to unhealthy options
It brought about bad choices and decisions.
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There were 6 years of my life that I turned vegetarian. I was in my twenties then. I guess I reaped good health up until my late forties even when I stopped over 20 years from those vegetarian years. Living with carnivorous people makes it hard to live the same lifestyle I chose but I won’t make up excuses anymore. I have to get back to healthier choices to continue to live a well-balanced life. Now that I am in my mid-fifties, I could have made more effort to live healthy. I am reaping constant pain in my body because of
unhealthy choices of food I have consumed over a decade now. The bible talks about how beneficial it is to stick to the foods that God has given us.
PRAYER
Lord, help me to choose the food you gave us.
REFLECTION
What kind of food do you consume?
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