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I recently went to a great concert where I heard God speaking to me.  He said that this world we live in is constantly moving in fast forward.  I know this to be a fact because I myself live in the fast pace as well.  I struggle with the job that I have because of the busy break neck speed in which I have to move to keep up with my competition.  I am in the sales game where getting an order means that you underbid all of your competition and try to service the customer the best.  So far I am doing pretty well though there have been my share of mistakes and that goes hand in hand in the way that I have to move really fast to keep up.  But enough about that, the real reason God asked me to write this is because of the fast food world that we are living in.  Now you probably think that this is a funny title for something so serious.  God gave the title to me.  At the concert, the artist said that she felt satisfied with her spiritual walk with God but that later God gave her the words “Do not be Satisfied”.  She began asking God to give her a real hunger for seeking God.  Right now you are probably asking yourself,” What does this have to do with eating fast food?”  I am glad that you ask that of yourself.  In America we live totally on fast food.  In most of the commercials on television and the radio, we constantly hear that families do not eat together anymore and that the basic sit down meal with the entire family is usually going to some local fast food restaurant.  We as Americans do not worry about going out to the barn and killing a chicken or a cow for food.  Nor do we have gardens in the backyard to gather vegetables or fruit off of the tree. All of this is prepared for us, all we have to do is go to the grocery store or we, like most people, go to the local fast food joint to get a burger and fries.  All of this is great to save time and energy but if you could slow down for just a moment and notice how the supersize combos make us weak and weary.  They make us obese and malnourished.  This directly affects our thinking and how we process thoughts.  How we make decisions.  If we put this in the realm of spiritual thinking then it is much like we as Christians going through life feeding off of the fast food that satan has led us to believe is so much better than the Bread of Life and the Living Water that God has for us through His Word.  In the Bible it says that we are not to live on bread alone but on every word of God.  We become malnourished through the food which satan offers.  These are guilt, shame, worry, lust, murder, lies, gluttony, greed, sorrow, anything that will take our eyes off of God and onto that which makes us feel satisfied.  We as Christians become satisfied with the way things are and do not really want to see a change in our life because we feel as though if there needs to be change than are we truly children of Christ.  

So I ask for all Christians to see where they are in their own lives and take a test.  How many times do you eat out at the spiritual fast food restaurant.  Are we satisfied with the food which satan offers or are we going to seek out the best food which only God can give?  Only God knows exactly what our body needs to be fully nourished, and that is through His Word.  I am speaking to myself as well as other Christians.  I know that there are many times where I feel very satisfied in my walk with Christ and there are other times where I can not get enough of His true love and compassion and forgiveness and just being with Him.  My prayer is that the men and women of the cloth would never give up seeking the nourishment that only God can give through His Word.  I pray that the pastors and preachers of America would see fit to make sure that the nourishment they give to their sheep would come directly from God and not themselves. I pray that all of the Christians in this world would give up their satisfaction and truly seek out the Bread of Life and the Living Water so that they may pass it on to the next hungry and thirsty soul.  May God give peace and comfort to those who truly seek His righteousness and His Glory.  

AMEN

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