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Cafeteria Christian

by Jane H. Young 
04/07/22
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Cafeteria Christian             Jane H. Young

 We use to go to the K&W Cafeteria years ago, everyone would grab a tray and start walking down the long row of delicious food. As we approached each dish we would pick the ones we liked and move forward leaving the ones we didn’t like behind.

When we compare how we approach scripture to a cafeteria line it should look completely different right? Sadly enough for most of us the process is about the same, picking and choosing which scriptures we want to live by, and ignoring the rest of what God said “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;” 2 Timothy 3:16 NASB

 God’s word is the whole Bible, and should be used to guide us through this wonderful life He has given us. He didn’t give us a list and tell us to choose the ones that fit our lifestyle, nor did He tell us we could ignore all the ones that we don’t like or the ones that make us uncomfortable. 

 Let’s compare it another way, we can’t  only eat our favorite foods, we need to eat those we might not like so much, so that we will be strong and healthy.It’s the same with Gods word, our spirits need all of what Gods has given us, otherwise we become  spiritually weak and unable to fight against the things this world and the devil constantly temp us with.

 Just a thought:  Let’s say you have a puzzle of a beautiful rainbow  but decide to only use certain colors and disregard the rest. Your puzzle will never represent  the full covenant  God made with us when He placed that first beautiful rainbow in the sky. In the same way when we pick and choose what we want from scripture, we will never get the full blessing that God wants us to have. Let’s give Him our whole self and receive all He is offering us.

Jane has a heart for serving God and making a difference in the lives of others.