What You Want

I know I talk about food a lot, but I find it to be a great way to talk about things that are needed in life that we misuse. I could talk about sex, work, or money but those are much more touchy and private subjects in some Christian circles. So, I talk about food. Even when I’m not talking about food, I usually talk about food.

So I wanted to talk about getting what you want even when it isn’t what you need. Indulging in things that are unhealthy and/or hurt us. For this food example we will use Fast Food. If you want to apply it to sex you can pull from porn (or lusting after anything else you shouldn’t be). For work and money, you can pull from finding your status in how well your doing or what you own.

I love fast food. The low cost, the sodium content, the horrible quality meat with a little extra fat. You can mock me on this if you want to but I have a feeling most people are the same. Otherwise McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Burger King, and Wendy’s would have found it harder to make it through the last couple of years. All that is to say I love it and indulge in it even though I know its bad for me. So why do I do it? Do I value the rich flavor over the health aspects? Is there a part of me that wants to believe that in smaller amounts somehow this food is actually good for me (or maybe in small amounts it really isn’t bad)?

My problem with the idea of say “hey in small amounts it really isn’t bad” is that there are better things out there. There is a better way to meet my need for food (sex, status). And even though I see the world really isn’t happy (or joyful), I still buy into what they are selling as far as what will make me happy, what will make me satisfied, what will make me who I want to be.