is food your drug?

"Food, Gluttony, Fasting and the Kingdom". Frank Viola Podcast. 
Luke 12 - Gluttony, drunkenness & a connection with your heart growing cold.
Gluttony - Rushing into eating without thinking - puts your energy into a stupor.  Is it idolatry?
There is a sacredness about food, that we no longer notice because we have food abundance. 
Food should represent Christ to us. Christ is the real food. Any meal I eat should point to Jesus.
Meat eating - to sustain my life - a life was taken. So do you want to overeat unnecessarily? Lazy & glutton are often linked. Food is compared with immorality (can be a slave to either) because where we spend our time, thoughts, resources, focus is our God. 
​Jesus spent a lot of time eating with people - and was accused of being a glutton & drunkard!
There is a time for feasting - but its NOT every day! Feast and eat mindfully, with gratitude.

Do you use food to soothe yourself? Are you an emotional eater? Quiz from TBYT.