Why Most People Don’t Eat
Being an active, involved part of a congregation isn’t as popular as it was a few years ago. It’s common to hear people say, “I love Jesus, but not the church.” I’ve heard a lot of excuses from people as to why they aren’t part of a local church family and why they don’t gather with the saints on Sunday. What if people used these same excuses to explain why they never eat?
“Restaurants are full of hypocrites.”
“I don’t want to be told what to eat, so I just don’t eat anything.”
“I don’t want to spend time eating; I just want to find a way to get all the nutrients in food without going to all that trouble.”
“I don’t believe in organized meals.”
“Grocery stores and restaurants just want your money.”
“I don’t have time to eat; I just have too much I need to do.”
“Eating is irrelevant to my life.”
“I don’t know anyone at the restaurant, and I don’t want to sit by myself.”
“If I eat, I’ll miss the football game.”
“I don’t agree with the ingredients the restaurants put in their food.”
“The cooks at that restaurant have different views about food than I do.”
“Someone offended me at a restaurant one time, so I’m never going to eat again!”
“I left my last restaurant because they changed the menu and I just haven’t found a new place to eat that has the entrees I’m looking for.”
“I can watch someone else eat online.”
“I don’t believe the Cook exists.”
Eating is essential to life. If you don’t eat, you’ll die. But as important as eating food is to survival, having a relationship with our Creator and with those who believe in Him is even more important.