Bible Binge

I have eaten far too much during the holidays and I can feel the affect in my body. I'm sluggish, heavy, more tired and my clothes feel a little tight. I think I've given a new meaning to binge eating; it's, don't eat much throughout the year and then gorge your face in one week during Christmas. 


Food isn't the only thing I binge on. I binge drink, binge exercise and binge fast (if that's possible). But the worst thing I binge at is bible reading. I could go days, even weeks without reading God's word and then during a binge moment I cram a few chapters of a long book from the bible or read a few books all in one go. 


I can feel the effects every time I binge bible read. I'm more positive, uplifted, focused, inspired, encouraged, challenged and well fed. Am I not discipline enough to consistently read the bible or just lazy?


We all know that everything in moderation is good. Eating little and often keeps our metabolism going which in affect keeps our weight down. A glass of red wine a day is good for preventing heart disease, but if we eat too much food we get fat and if we drink too much wine in one go on a continual basis, it can cause heart disease.


Feeding ourselves with the Word, will sustain us, build us up and help us to live healthy lives. It teaches us about Jesus, shows us how to love ourselves and others and even warns us of things. 


Instead of binging on the bible, I should be feeding myself with it more than I feed myself with food. Jesus said "man does not live on bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God"(Matthew 4:4) God's word is a sword that we can use in spiritual combat. If we don't know it, we can't use it. And the only way to learn it, is by reading it, digesting it, meditating on it and obeying it, daily.