Once I found out that I am allergic to about half a dozen different foods, cut those foods out of my diet, and have been feeling a hundred times better, I became much more concerned about what I eat and my general health because of what I eat. I am not trying to live for a long time; in fact, I would prefer dying tonight than sticking around for another 20 years. But if it is God’s will that I stick around another 20 years, I would like to be able to fish, hunt, and preach for those years. So, I have become much fussier about what I eat. I know that one of the things that affects how I feel and how mobile I am is my weight. I have decided to do the Carnivore diet for three months with the goal of losing 30 pounds. I picked this diet because I like meat; I know several guys who have done it successfully, lost a lot of weight and didn’t struggle with tiredness while dieting. It is also very simple and easy to keep track of; just eat meat and eggs. Patty has hard-boiled a bunch of eggs for me, bought several dozen cans of sardines, and has located lots of packages of fish, as well as elk, deer, and beef, in our freezer. I am ready to get skinny.
The Bible says John the Baptist’s diet included locusts and wild honey. I have done some reading on that, and if I could handle locusts, I would probably lose weight and be healthy on that diet. It seems funny that with all the different diets that there have been, no one has tried to market that one. It is probably the locust thing.
Jesus said that our daily consumption of the Bible for the growth and health of our soul is more important than what we eat for physical health. Joshua 1:8 says that the words of God’s book should always be in our mouth, not as an expression of speaking it, but of taking it in like food. Peter says, “Like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of God’s Word so we can grow.” Daily Bible reading is the most basic of the basics in being a disciple of Jesus, yet so many are apathetic and careless in this discipline. What I eat and how I eat doesn’t affect anybody but me, and my discipline in Bible reading is essential to my spiritual health and growth.