tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post6556164253063667978..comments2024-03-18T00:53:33.065+11:00Comments on in all honesty: dieting and gluttony (5g) Carolyn Mahaney on self-controlJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538502318975037711noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-47316798834446631772022-03-28T21:05:16.106+11:002022-03-28T21:05:16.106+11:00Hi, I’ve been a lurker around your blog for a few ...Hi, I’ve been a lurker around your blog for a few months. I love this article and your entire site! Looking forward to reading more! <a href="https://techealthinfo.com/daily-dieting-plan-for-weight-loss/" rel="nofollow">daily dieting plan for weight loss</a> Top post. I look forward to reading more. Cheers<br />Healthy Diethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13900724939878211845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-29126008848156713102008-04-29T17:01:00.000+10:002008-04-29T17:01:00.000+10:00The big idea in Michael Hill's book "The How and W...The big idea in Michael Hill's book "The How and Why of love" is a teleological ethic. The telos being the goal or purpose of something. <BR/>- An acorn's telos is the oak tree<BR/>- our telos is to know and worship God. <BR/><BR/>Food's telos is for nourishment, sustenance and celebration... (feasts in the Bible)Honoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11116329525486366153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-76568093828531345802008-04-28T21:49:00.000+10:002008-04-28T21:49:00.000+10:00Short answer: yes.Some ideas for a long answer: th...Short answer: yes.<BR/><BR/>Some ideas for a long answer: thanksgiving, refusing idolatry, energy to serve God, loving others, I'll keep thinking ...<BR/><BR/>Letting pleasure take its rightful place as something which leads us towards God in praise, not something which leads us away from him into idolatry. Eating in a way which is loving towards those around us.<BR/><BR/>Any more ideas??Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538502318975037711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-57427496905579954262008-04-28T21:19:00.000+10:002008-04-28T21:19:00.000+10:00I think many girls tacitly belief: food =...I think many girls tacitly belief:<BR/><BR/> food = love<BR/><BR/>(the book "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant" picks up this idea, and food is the main "love language")<BR/><BR/>The Cantonese girl I referred to has a terrible self-esteem. She is hostile to her parents and believes her feelings are reciprocated. Perhaps she gorges herself, and offers her friends the same junk, to fulfill a longing for love.<BR/><BR/>So right on that real satisfaction is from Jesus.<BR/><BR/>~ John 6:51<BR/>I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world."<BR/><BR/>Still not sure how to seek God's glory in our eating habits... does it look like Thankfulness to the Provider of food? (the Chief Baker?)Honoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11116329525486366153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-36687838437376248452008-04-28T17:20:00.000+10:002008-04-28T17:20:00.000+10:00Honoria, I couldn't agree more, what we call "eati...Honoria, I couldn't agree more, what we call "eating disorders" are a way of using food to gain a sense of control. <BR/><BR/>Something created by God becomes distorted and bent out of shape, idolatrous, a means of gaining something it was never meant to provide.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538502318975037711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-48298820002938941542008-04-28T17:17:00.000+10:002008-04-28T17:17:00.000+10:00Good question, Belinda, and I'm not sure I've got ...Good question, Belinda, and I'm not sure I've got the answer, but I'll think more about it! <BR/><BR/>You're right, food is a good gift from God, and like other gifts, will sometimes bring comfort.<BR/><BR/>The problem is probably when this becomes obsessive, idolatrous or self-centred: when my main focus in a relationships is my needs, or when I can't do without my pleasures cheerfully, or when I consistently turn to something like eating whenever I feel sad or lonely, or when my pleasures hurt others or are unloving in some way.<BR/><BR/>What do you think?Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538502318975037711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-81111472502557986012008-04-28T15:17:00.000+10:002008-04-28T15:17:00.000+10:00A wise friend was reflecting on a young Cantonese ...A wise friend was reflecting on a young Cantonese girl's eating habits. Like other Cantonese girls, they have an aversion to healthy food, basically stuffing themselves with junk whenever they want. Their staple is instant noodles. <BR/><BR/>This pattern of eating is probably deserving of the label: eating disorder. This is another form of abusing your body and excessive and obsessive control over food. Girls often get eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia to gain control of an area of their life when they feel like they don't have control of their life. But this is a false sense of control, since their actions are harmful and their perception of food is warped.Honoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11116329525486366153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-21448520401768904572008-04-28T14:54:00.000+10:002008-04-28T14:54:00.000+10:00Its interesting thinking about that quote "Eating ...Its interesting thinking about that quote "Eating to calm our fears, alleviate stress, or overcome feelings of depression are other habits that do not glorify God". Obviously God is our main help and comfort. But I get help and comfort from spending time with friends and my husband, from reading a good book, from going for a walk, from going on the internet. Is it always wrong to eat because you know you'll feel better- if it is done in a self controled way- acknowledging that food is a good gift from God and not a god in and of itself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com