This Week: Seven: Gluttony (Graham Clinton): We get so accustomed to the noise of our culture and the distractions of life that when we hear someone giving us valuable information we can blow it off as if “it is not about me.” Sometimes you can be so engaged in doing what you do not even sense the danger that you are in. “It didn’t seem bad when I started,” in fact it seemed good and maybe even important.Here is a warning that might be easy to dismiss.
Gluttony is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires. over-indulgence and over-consumption of anything to the point of waste.
“When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what is before you, and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.” (Proverbs 23:2)
Don't let overindulgence overwhelm you. Gluttony has not been defined just as consumption but the with holding of something that someone else needs. This expanded view certainly increases the number of people who might be dabbling in "Gluttony." What have you withheld from those around you? Love, encouragement, support, security, the truth. The list can be long.Live not just for yourself.
Next Week: Seven: Sloth/Laziness (Jon Harvey)
g-ram
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