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spiritual nature. Lustful eating wars against health and peace. Thus
a warfare is instituted between the higher and the lower attributes of
the man. The lower propensities, strong and active, oppress the soul.
The highest interests of the being are imperiled by the indulgence of
appetites unsanctioned by Heaven.
Great care should be taken to form right habits of eating and drink-
ing. The food eaten should be that which will make the best blood.
The delicate organs of digestion should be respected. God requires
us, by being temperate in all things, to act our part toward keeping
ourselves in health. He cannot enlighten the mind of a man who makes
a cesspool of his stomach. He does not hear the prayers of those who
are walking in the light of the sparks of their own kindling.
Common Errors in Diet
Intemperance is seen in the quantity as well as in the quality of
food eaten. The Lord has instructed me that as a general rule we place
too much food in the stomach. Many make themselves uncomfortable
by overeating, and sickness is often the result. The Lord did not bring
this punishment on them. They brought it on themselves, and God
desires them to realize that pain is the result of transgression.
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Daily abused, the digestive organs cannot do their work well. A
poor quality of blood is made, and thus, through improper eating, the
whole machinery is crippled. Give the stomach less to do. It will
recover if proper care is shown in regard to the quality and quantity of
food eaten.
Many eat too rapidly. Others eat at one meal varieties of food that
do not agree. If men and women would only remember how greatly
they afflict the soul when they afflict the stomach, and how deeply
Christ is dishonored when the stomach is abused, they would deny the
appetite and thus give the stomach opportunity to recover its healthy
action. While sitting at the table we may do medical missionary work
by eating and drinking to the glory of God.
Eating on the Sabbath
To eat on the Sabbath the same amount of food eaten on a working
day is entirely out of place. The Sabbath is the day set apart for the