Guys, food and food noise occupy way too much of our brain space. Our mind space. We spend so much time thinking about what to eat. And I just want to challenge you, as we go into this new year, to think about this a little more seriously.
Could you maybe make a food plan? Could you get yourself onto a dietary eating plan that allows you to have a pre planned diet so your mind can finally be calm and quiet? A plan that satisfies cravings without the constant food noise, so your mind can actually focus on things like purpose and destiny and contribution, instead of constantly wondering what snack is calling your name from the fridge
Your mind space should be free. It should be occupied with thoughts of how you might produce the purpose you have been given, thoughts about how you can contribute meaningfully to your future, and thoughts that build your destiny. Because when you are always thinking about what to eat and how to scratch that itch in your throat or that craving in your gut, you do not have effective mind space, concentration, or attention for the things that should normally occupy your day.
Food noise is a real distraction. That mental itch, that constant preoccupation. For many people, the gut quietly becomes a god. It drives attention. It shapes actions. Before you know it, you are serving it. Your whole day is organised around satisfying it. And some people even make a whole personality out of “eating healthy,” which is another conversation entirely.
Eating healthy is good. But it should never become an idol. Our purpose in life is not simply to eat healthy and be healthy. Health is a means to an end. Health is a vehicle that helps you accomplish your calling. It is not the calling itself.
Now, let me balance this, because some people truly are called to this. Now some people may make it their life purpose to focus on diet and the optimisation of their health. And by becoming an optimal picture of health themselves, they actually become a message. They lead a whole generation. They disciple their generation in health. They demonstrate the gold standard, the ideal picture. And if they know that is their purpose, praise God. That is valid.
But simply preoccupying yourself with health and food as a personal hobby, personal entertainment, or personal obsession, without using the knowledge you gain to help anybody else, is a wrong preoccupation. You are not here to just investigate your body endlessly and hoard the knowledge like treasure. Purpose must be beyond you. Purpose must contribute to others. That is how you make a difference.
Now, back to eliminating food noise. I am not saying that we should be careless and grab whatever is easiest to eat. We are not trying to live on autopilot junk food. That is eating your way to sickness while saying you are pursuing destiny. That approach will sabotage you.
What I am saying is this. Why not take out time once and for all? Why not use these next few weeks before we get into the new season of running again, to sit down in this calm period and actually investigate what is good for your health? Pay attention to diet. Learn what a good, optimal, life supporting diet really is.
Then create a plan. Curate a meal plan that you have already pre thought and pre checked. A plan that contains the essential vitamins, minerals, and nutrients that you know your body needs. A diet that balances all your needs and gives your body excellence. Once that is set, you run automatically on it. No more debating with yourself every day.
You do the work once, and then your body eats well without you thinking about it. Your body gets the best, your mind stays free, and because the fuel is better, your decisions become better.
Can you imagine that? A world where even though you are not constantly thinking about food, your body is still getting the absolute best. Your body is eating its way to optimal health while your mind is busy doing what God called you to do.
And then picture old age. When you want to relax, reflect, and enjoy the fruits of your labour. Imagine your body being strong enough and well built enough to support those years. Imagine not having to split your attention between managing ill health and enjoying your life. Imagine not spending your later years tending to conditions that came from decades of unhealthy autopilot eating.
What if we did the work now? What if we settled this thing once and for all, so that we can run with purpose, clarity and freedom?
For More Inspiring Blog Post: Visit the Home Page
God bless you
