Galatians 5:19-25 CSB
You are a
.
7 Deadly Sins are hard to
and even harder to
.
John 6:24-27 CSB
Whatever is
you is
you.
John 6:34-35 CSB
Whatever is feeding you is leading you—but are you sure it’s
you?
Gluttony is
without
.
God isn’t against your happiness. He’s against
that is gluttonous.
“Refusing to eat the fruit — which Adam and Eve may have done for many years — had been the primary demonstration of their love for God. By declining the poisoned fruit, Adam and Eve affirmed daily that the world God had made was good, that they desired inclusion in the life God gave them, and that they cared for their Maker. Abstinence was a sign of faithfulness and commitment.” —Jeff Cook
JOY
John 15:1-11 CSB
Joy is a byproduct of
, not
.
“You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy, and confidence in your everyday life with God.” —Dallas Willard
“When our brain looks for joy and does not find it, we become vulnerable to ‘pseudo-joys.’ These are substances and experiences that trick our brain to temporarily shut off the unpleasant emotions, but they are nonrelational and ultimately unsatisfying.” Jim Wilder & Michel Hendricks —Jim Wilder & Michel Hendricks
John 16:20-24 CSB
Joy is deepened through
, but cheapened through
.
James 1:2-4 CSB
“When the gluttonous feel need or emptiness, they do not want to have to depend on God or wait on God to fill it. We prefer vending-machine Christianity. The pleasure of food is not only readily available (multiple times a day, for many Americans), but it is something we can use to quell our own feelings of need and longing. With food, we can comfort ourselves, fill ourselves, provide pleasure for ourselves—if only physically, and if only for a short while. The glutton’s pursuit of fulfillment depends on what he can do, not on what God will give him.” —Rebecca DeYoung
NEXT STEPS: The practice of
and
.
“Regular eating much of the time, fasting some of the time, and feasting every so often.” —Jay W Richards