Supersize Me

Supersize Me was documentary that came out a few years back. During the30 days of filming, Spurlock dined at McDonald's restaurants three times per day, sampling every item on the chain's menu at least once. He also "super-sized" his meal every time he was asked. Spurlock consumed an average of 5,000 calories (the equivalent of 9.26 Big Macs) per day during the experiment. As a result, the then-32-year-old Spurlock in 30 days gained 24½ lbs. A 13% body mass increase, and experienced mood swings, lethargy, and liver damage. It also took Spurlock fourteen months to lose the weight he gained. But one of the most surprising statements in the whole movie was that he felt continually hungry. 5,000 calories a day, but felt hungry all the time. This was due to the fact that there was limited nutritional value found in the menu items, so the body crazed real nutrition. I was blown away by this.

But this is true in other areas of life as well. Randy Alcorn, says in his book The Purity Principle

“Those who turn from God to embrace a God-substitute suffer terrible loss. Why? Because they were made to find joy in God, not the substitute. They swap God’s present and future blessing for something they can immediately see, taste, or feel. But that something never satisfies.”

Try all we want to find real joy, happiness, and meaning apart from God but we never will. So we binge on all the world has to offer apart from God, but never be filled until we see the truth of Psalm 16:11

You reveal the path of life to me; in Your presence is abundant joy; in Your right hand are eternal pleasures.

Needing and Ice Coffee and Egg McMuffin, Pastor Phillip