Life Is More Than Food

Reading this morning I came across a verse I must normally glance over or miss because I hadn’t noticed it before.

For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. (Luke 12:23 NIV)

I read this and immediately started to think about my Instagram account. You might not find a lot of pictures of clothes, but oh dang, there is no short supply of pictures I’ve taken of my favorite foods. Yes, I have immortalized deviled eggs and Five Guys, chicken liver and a smoked salmon omelet (okay, that’s enough, I’m getting hungry). Don’t tell anyone, but I think I’ve showed off pictures of food more than pictures of my kids. Yikes!

Life might be more than food, but I don’t know if I live like I believe that. I always talk about food. I schedule my day around food. When I go on vacation I remember the food more than the landmarks. I eat more than I should, more often than I should, and I don’t think I’m the only one (though I’ll focus on me).

It’s possible I’ve allowed food to become an idol. I don’t “worship” the images I take, but I sure do “evangelize” about the different restaurants and dishes I really REALLY like. I don’t “tithe” to food, but I sure do “give” generously to the restaurants.

Can I just say I don’t even like writing this… ugh.

Something needs to change and that something is me. I have elevated food to something more than sustenance. If I’m more likely to tell someone about where I ate or what I ate instead of WHO saved my life, something’s wrong. If life is MORE than food, I need to start living like I believe it.