Counsel #4 — Cultivating Godly Appetites

Picture: Counsel #4 — Cultivating Godly AppetitesCWe 51.1

How can you cultivate a Godly appetite? Just as you wouldn't choose to feed your body only sweets, you can't nourish your soul on worthless entertainment or short-lived desires. Healthy habits must be developed that will strengthen your spiritual well-being. Prayer, scripture study, sharing Jesus, and fellowship with other believers are the "healthy foods" that fuel your spiritual growth.^{[56]https://adventistreview.org/magazine-article/the-need-of-earnest-whole-souled-labor/}CWe 51.2

“But practicing the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ, who is the head. From him the whole body grows, fitted and held together through every supporting ligament. As each one does its part, the body builds itself up in love.” Ephesians 4:15, 16 NEVCWe 51.3

“Read the Word and pray. Meditate on the Scriptures until the understanding, the gate to the door to the heart, is opened to comprehend its requirements and our dependence. Those who will wait to hear what the Spirit saith unto them shall not hear in vain. Fix the eye upon Christ alone in quiet waiting upon Him to hear His voice saying, ‘Abide in me, and I in you.…“ Ellen White in In Heavenly Places, p. 277CWe 51.4

Reflect: What is "consuming" most of your time and energy? Are there any activities or habits that might be hindering your spiritual growth, like "worthless entertainment" or "short-lived desires"?CWe 51.5