Giving up the greed

I was doing so well, that is until yesterday evening. Evenings are the worst time of the day for me because I usually get a thought that says, "it's time to eat dinner," whether I'm physiologically hungry or not. Yesterday was a bit different though. I wasn't tempted to eat when I wasn't hungry, but rather, I was tempted to eat more than I should've.

The other day I purchased a slice of cake from the local grocer and when I was hungry for it, I would take a few bites of the cake and put it away. Kudos to me! But then yesterday, after eating my meal, I decided to take a bite of the cake, which was okay since I hadn't come to politely full yet. But here's where the problem comes in. Because I only had a few bites of the cake left, my thoughts said, "go ahead and finish it off." So I did. Sure, there may have only been three or four bites left, but they were three or four more bites passed politely full. And three or four more bites that exposed my greed for food. And then to top it off, my next thought was, "you might as well finish off the mix popcorn, just to get rid of it." So yep, I finished that off too.

Now a person with no greed in their heart for food, would never be tempted to eat pass politely full. They would eat what their body needed for energy and sustenance and move on to the next activity. This truth only reveals how much I need a heart change. I heard a simple statement that said, "God gave up His Son." Wow. What a convicting truth. If He could give up His Son so that I might live, can't I give up the greed for food, so that I might live?