It’s not that cake is
evil, but its lure shouldn’t control me.
I admit, it’s the thing I like to run to when I’m sad, or my feelings
are hurt or some other stressor reels me in.
It’s a pattern I want to break but it’s hard. It’s been there for some time. Yes, it’s an idol.
It helps to admit these
things. It helps to know other women
struggle with things too and want to reach higher. I
know I’m not alone. I want to be stronger,
healthier and a focused Christian woman willing to throw away an idol that
trips me up.
Last week I met with a
small group of girlfriends. I thought I had the upper hand since I like
white cake, unlike these chocolate gluttens gushing over a chocolate cake we all shared!
Out of nowhere, I told my embarrassing story of how, years ago, my girls
got together and fixed me a wonderful birthday dinner. For dessert, they went to the bakery and
purchased a Boston cream pie. My response
was so darn ugly and I said something like “After all these years, I’m surprised
you two haven’t noticed that my favorite dessert is a simple white cake, not
rich cream. I guess you bought what you
like.” I hate remembering the look on their faces…because of the wrong dessert
choice? One of the gals in the group smiled and mentioned
how she loved this because perfect motherhood is a myth and we each
have our horror stories. I felt bad though
when one gal retorted, “I only wish my response to cake was the culprit to my
relationship with my son.”
Awesome post, love you.
ReplyDeleteI love your transparency, Mary. No doubt that's why we're such kindred souls.
ReplyDeleteYou're telling my story. Shortly before we moved back to WA State I lost close to 30 pounds. In the 4 1/12 years since we've been here, my share of the cake has added back 20 of those. It's just tooooo easy to give into the flesh where matters of "taste" are concerned.
Great, meaty post!
Hi Mary! Your plan to join Jennifer for Lent sounds wonderful I'll have to check out her site for the details.
ReplyDeleteI am also a slave to food and it does bother me. Maybe I can help make this Lent a cause to work on liberation. I'd love that! Thank you for this informative post. The book sounds great :)
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