Eating Cereal To the Glory of God

I almost forgot about this... last week during FUEL I said that there is a way to eat cereal or chicken or anything to the glory of God...

First off, I didn't make this up. I am not pulling this out of my head but actually out of the bible. Paul says to the Corinthians that 'whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.(1 Corinthians 10:31)' What did Paul mean? How do we do these mundane tasks to God's glory?

The example that I meant to use on Wednesday was cereal but someone distracted me by yelling out "chicken!" So, lets look at eating cereal to the glory of God and you can figure out chicken on your own.

The first thing that you would have to do is select a cereal... This might seem ridiculous but I will show you all the details and the amount you actually do this will depend on the person I suppose... Your body is a temple. God does not desire that you make it to a ripe old age of 35 then fall over dead of a heart attack. So, when you are choosing you need to think through if it is actually good for you. Having Cinnamon Toast Crunch® and puring a pound of sugar on top and using chocolate milk is a bad idea...not to mention that would be gross. So chose one that makes you acknowledge that your time on earth is limited and you want to be healthy so you can proclaim the gospel to more people for a longer amount of time.

Note: This doesn't mean that you have to be a health nut to bring God glory and it also doesn't mean that Christians can never eat unhealthy food. I am simply saying that it glorifies God when you think through what you eat. This is not legalism just a concern for the glory of God.

Secondly, you can ask people around you if they would like to share. You can pour a bowl for a brother or sister or even serve your parents... If they don't want cereal you could offer them toast or something. This helps to cultivate a servants heart and will give God much glory that his son or daughter is living out the command to "love your neighbor as yourself."

The third thing you do now that you have selected your cereal and poured your bowl... you thank God for the blessing of having food. You were born into a privileged nation where you have plenty... it is good to realize that at the moment you are about to eat there are millions of people around the globe at that very second who are desperate for a meal. Some, will find something but it probably won't be nearly as good as your tasty bowl of cereal. But, others might not ever have another meal. And, like one of our high schoolers Wilky, some might eat mud just to fill their stomachs so they don't have to feel the pain of starvation. So thank God that you have food.

Then, pray for those that don't... if every meal you eat you think about and pray about others that don't have, chances are you will do something about it. That is God's desire for his church. That Christians would help others in need and through that God gets much glory.

Enjoy your cereal! Eat with a glad and sincere heart praising God. By this point you should be pretty pumped that God loves you as much as he does and that he has provided for you. So enjoy your cereal....

See that wasn't hard... now I challenge you to do everything to the glory God. Then you will be a true disciple.