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What You Feed WILL Grow

I had a mini epiphany two Sundays ago, when a friend at church said this:

"Imagine two dogs. You starve one, hit it and keep it locked away from everyone else. With the other, you're nurturing, kind, and give it all the love, attention and food it can stand. Which one do you think will grow?"

The obvious answer was Dog B, and the whole audience agreed. 

What was she talking about? Our flesh, our spirit and the constant tug of war between the two, going on within us.

But although the answer was pretty obvious, this analogy helped me (so much) understand the reality that WHAT YOU FEED GROWS.

Although in practice, it comes with its challenges, it's a pretty clear (and dare I say, simple) logic.

That transformed everything for me! (I'm dramatic like that. Apologies.) I promptly went on Google Images, typed in "Feed your spirit" in the search box, looked for an appealing-enough image and made it the wallpaper on my phone - because I just had to keep reminding myself on why this is so important.

Increasingly, I spend more and more time working, and less and less time 'doing my own thing' (which mostly revolved around watching Scandal and scrolling through my Twitter timeline). So, these days, I'm super selective about what I spend my time on. Within that limited time, every day, I try to make speaking to God and reading His word a top priority. Is it always easy? No. But now, I understand that it's what I nurture that will produce fruit. If I spend large chunks of time tweeting, sure I'll laugh my head off, but will that help or hinder the growth of my relationship with God? It's a choice I have to keep making - everyday. These little things might seem insignificant, and like they don't matter much, but tiny drops of water make an ocean. 

Now (*in my grandmother's elderly, wise tone*), that doesn't mean you don't deserve chill time. We all need time to kick back and just do what we enjoy. But I - and I sincerely hope you do too - want to be close to God (in a David-in-the-Bible type of way), and that most definitely requires time and effort. I also want to let go of my anxiety, negative thinking, self-centredness and hurt - all of which require FEEDING my mind with God's Word day-in-day-out, and reminding myself of God's unquestionable love for me, His unrelenting grace towards me and His unending presence with me. 

Because WHAT I FEED WILL GROW!

Remember: Progress is what matters, not perfection.


Lots of love,

Kunmi x





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