Let you soul delight in fatness - Devotion on Isaiah 55:10-11

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. -Isaiah 55:10-11


I was just reading this today. It to make me think that, in the end, my real goal should be growing closer to the Lord. Nothing else matters. Neither being thinner nor being healthier should be main objective. Time and energy spent on anything else is just a waste of time. I guess that's the hardest thing in all of this, or in anything I do in my life, is remembering to keep the perspective of looking at the Lord as front and center. It's so easy to take the credit for good things and to give God the credit for the bad things - calling tornadoes and the like 'acts of God.' I have to admit, that the last week and a half have been fairly easy. I haven't been starving. I haven't been killing myself with exercise. Today, I feel healthier than I have in a long time. Tomorrow, I'm doing my weigh in, so I'm not sure how much I've lost, but I already feel a difference. I'm sore from golfing and swimming yesterday, but I feel good. I don't have my normal aches and pains and general tiredness. Praise God! The only credit can be given to God. So, I'll just sit here right now and delight in His glory. I'll let my soul delight in fatness of the spirit, not fatness of the body.