Photo source: Stockcake What Are You Eating? What's Eating You? A slow meditation for those who want to be nourished, not just inspired. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about food —but not just the kind that fills your stomach, but the kind that fills your soul. My dad used to say something I’ll never forget: “You can use good food to cure sicknesses.” It was wisdom passed down—his parents believed it. My mom and her parents too. They all knew the power of nourishment. They believe that if you eat well, your body naturally gets to heal, strengthen, and thrive. They knew this well and they lived by it. And it got me thinking: But what if the same is true for your soul? What if some of the fear, shame, anxiety, or spiritual fatigue you're feeling aren’t just about sin or stress or burnout—but about what we’ve been feeding or not feeding on ? Or what we’ve been starving from ? Or worse… what’s been poisoning us ? I’m learning that you can tell a lot about your spir...
Photo source: Pinterest There’s something deeply spiritual about appetite. Not just physical hunger—but soul hunger. Longings. Cravings. What we reach for when we're empty. What we think will satisfy. The truth is: we were all born with an appetite for the wrong things. Not because we asked for it, but because we inherited it. We came into a fallen world as sinners—not choice, but by birth. Our taste buds were wired for junk. For lesser loves. For the fleeting things that could never truly fill. But the moment we encounter Jesus—when grace finds us and we receive it and we are made new—everything changes. We receive: A new life. A new spirit. A new nature. A new appetite. Suddenly, we didn’t have to “change” ourselves—God’s grace changed us and made us completely brand new. Now, in this new life, we find ourselves longing for something higher. Something better. Something holy. But here’s the thing about appetites: they’re shaped by what we keep consuming. And if we ...