Spiritually anemic or spiritually bulemic?
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Last night our Men's group discussed these two terms and what they mean to us as men of our households. Spiritually anemic is an aversion to reading the scriptures daily and spiritually bulimic is an aversion to reading or hearing the scriptures without applying it to our lives.
James 1:22-25 - "But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. 23 For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. 24 You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. 25 But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it."
So, being a Christ follower is more than just doing. We can do many things, (serve the needy, go to church every week, go to Sunday school, serve in ministry) or we can be spiritually in tune with what God might have for us by reading His Word and applying it to our lives. As Christians, we can get in a rut of just "doing our devotions" and in a way just checking it off our "to do list" as a Christian. In doing this, we deprive ourselves of the nutrients of God's Word and so, we become bulimic. We want to have a full, nutrient, filled life and be empowered by God to live this life to the fullest. In Ephesians 3:20 - "Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think." We cannot be empowered unless we are reading His Word and applying to our lives. So, which one are you, spiritually anorexic or spiritually bulimic?