Leaving the Wilderness/Accepting Grace | Rev. Rob Fuquay

When is a worse time to go grocery shopping, when you’re full or when you’re hungry? Let’s try this out. I want you to imagine you’re hungry right now and I will show you a series of two pictures at a time. You tell me which you’d probably buy when hungry….3 pictures – Rob will call out one at a time. When you’re hungry you tend to buy the things that appear to give immediate benefit to hunger. In other words, high calorie foods that are probably not good for you. Cornell University did a lab study with shoppers who didn’t eat 5 hours prior and others who shopped right after a meal. As expected the hungry shoppers not only bought more, they bought items they normally wouldn’t. These shoppers said things like, “I know I shouldn’t get this stuff, but…” The study was enlightening not only for everyday shoppers but particularly food insecure people who live hungry most of the time. It also analyzed the way many stores present more high calorie items for easy choosing. I found this conclusion of the study very interesting: “The body is always trying to defend its state and it makes very logical sense that if you’re going for a period without food…you’re more likely to go for the food that’s high-calorie. If we’re needing energy, we’re not going to go out for lettuce.” (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sh...) The body is always trying to defend its state. If what’s true of the body is true of the soul, then what’s the state of your soul today? Are you happy? Sad? Joyful? Depressed? Confident? Fearful? If your soul tried to defend it’s state, then what is it seeking? Subscribe to receive our latest messages: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ2n... To support St. Luke's in our mission to be an open, antiracist, justice-seeking church, visit http://stlukesumc.com/give. We are an open community of Christians helping people find and give hope through Jesus Christ - regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or socioeconomic background. —— STAY CONNECTED Website: https://stlukesumc.com St. Luke's UMC Facebook: https://facebook.com/stlukesindy St. Luke's UMC Instagram: https://instagram.com/stlukesindy​ St. Luke’s UMC TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stlukesindy St. Luke's UMC Twitter: https://twitter.com/stlukesindy St. Luke's UMC YouTube: https://youtube.com/stlukesindy St. Luke's UMC Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/stlukesindy