Honey And Oil Please read Proverbs 5:1-17 which is a warning against having an affair as we then apply it to how we have all been unfaithful. (Space does not permit the entire noted scriptures).

MATTHEW HENRY'S COMMENTS: {These passages} treat the knowledge of wisdom, of piety towards God, of instruction and moral discipline, of the understanding wise and prudent counsels. Solomon cautions all, as his children, to abstain from fleshly lusts. The way of sin is down-hill; men cannot stop themselves. If we thrust ourselves into temptation we mock God when we pray, "Lead us not into temptation". By the frequent acts of sin, the habits of it become rooted and confirmed.

MY OBSERVATION: Much to our regret, we have had an affair with food. God is a jealous God (Ex. 34:14) and He will permit no other gods to be placed before Him (Ex. 20:3). The honey and oil of verse 3 have enticed us. Seduction begins with the mouth, but the ending results in suffering the consequences. Quite simply, our mouths were seduced to eating more than the body could absorb, and our bodies suffered the consequences of weight gain and all the unpleasantness that come with it. Let us then break off this affair and return to our first love Christ. Anything placed before the value of God’s direction is sin. 1John:1:9-10:H If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. Once we can put aside all the excuses and just call it overindulgence which is sin, God puts it behind us and so can we. As you say grace this day, ask for your daily bread, and ask that you not be led into temptation. You will not only eat your fair share (daily bread), but you will not be led to eat that which has no nutritional value (temptation).

Father God, I confess I have had an affair with food for the last four years. As others suspected, noticed and commented to me, I became defensive about my weight gain and denying that I was entrapped in bondage. I thank you today for this conviction and for the sweet cleansing that follows, in Jesus' name. Amen.

NIV: Proverb 5:11 At the end of your life you will groan, when your flesh and body are spent. 12 You will say, "How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction!

My Observations: Recently, someone jokingly said to me, I want to die young, and be a good looking corpse. If we do not take off the additional weight that needs to go, we might possibly die young, and be an overweight corpse. The secret to weight loss is discipline and correction. I should have paid heed to my body when my jeans began to be too tight to wear. I shouldn’t have settled for throwing on a pair of sweat pants and slowly moving up in generic sizes. My body was attempting to correct and discipline me, and I kept on ignoring it. Now my body has my full attention. I've shot my wad on all my plus size wardrobe. My flesh and body has stretched to a size that is unmentionable. I am declaring war on fat!

Dear Father, help me along with my determination to lose this ungodly weight. Help me to do this, not only for myself, but for the witness I reflect when I proclaim I’m in Christ. May all areas of my life glorify You. Amen

Today's Diet Tip:5.- Get rid of high-calorie foods. You can have an abundance of vegetables and fruits. Let others be a garbage pail.

Today's Positive Thought: Take inventory of yourself, see if any remnants of fear are standing in your way. Then you may grow...because nothing, absolutely nothing, can stand in your way.