{"id":1720,"date":"2012-04-23T06:50:54","date_gmt":"2012-04-23T10:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/activistfaith\/?p=1720"},"modified":"2012-04-23T10:53:41","modified_gmt":"2012-04-23T14:53:41","slug":"how-cheating-taught-me-about-real-hunger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/activistfaith\/2012\/04\/how-cheating-taught-me-about-real-hunger.html","title":{"rendered":"how cheating taught me about [real] hunger"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I had a moment of weakness.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m ashamed to say that I cheated. And it wasn\u2019t just a little bit. I cheated bad<\/em>. Yeah, I feel horrible about it, mostly because I know there\u2019s no way I can take it back. I wish I could. I really<\/em> wish I could.<\/p>\n

I was just about two-thirds of the way through food month<\/a> in [the 7 project]<\/a>. The biggest part of my new diet was a breakfast that reminded me of my time in Africa, and a rice-and-beans lunch that reminded me of Haiti. For the most part, these eating times had become sweet times of remembering special people and praying for them as I ate.<\/p>\n

Then it happened.<\/p>\n

The weekend came, and so did a whole bunch of important \u2018stuff\u2019 that I needed to get done. I got right to it shortly after rolling out of bed at something like 9 or 10 o\u2019clock. And since I didn\u2019t have any eggs ready, I skipped breakfast. Then it started rolling around to lunchtime. My stomach starts to rumble. I know I need to stop to eat, but it\u2019ll have to be quick if I\u2019m going to do everything that I need to get done.<\/p>\n

Dangit! I didn\u2019t have any rice and beans ready yet either. If I was going to stick to the plan, then I\u2019d have to cook some\u2026 and that would take a little while.<\/p>\n

So I broke down and just grabbed something to eat. I don\u2019t even remember what the first thing I grabbed was, but I do remember that it was easy. Pretty much open the door to the fridge or pantry, scan the dozens of options available to me, and grab the one thing that seems most appealing at the moment.<\/p>\n

I ate, and I got back to my \u2018important\u2019 tasks.<\/p>\n

But that incident snowballed into an entire weekend of eating \u2018off-plan\u2019. With so much to do, I just never had the time to stop and focus on food. Then it hits me\u2026<\/p>\n

Food isn\u2019t a priority for me.<\/p>\n

That statement lingered with me. I couldn\u2019t stop thinking about how convenient it is for me to eat (nearly anything I want) when I want. I don\u2019t know that I felt guilty<\/em> for being in that place, but it did become very clear to me how fortunate and blessed I am to not have to worry<\/em> about food.<\/p>\n

Several days later, I\u2019m still thinking about this reality with my situation when an IM chat\u00a0notification\u00a0pops for me. It\u2019s a friend of mine from one of the third-world countries that I\u2019ve visited. While asking him how things are going for him, he tells me (I believe very hesitantly) that he hasn\u2019t eaten in over two days now.<\/p>\n

Two days?<\/p>\n

Yep, two days.<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t matter how much I try to willingly limit what I eat, I may not ever realize what real hunger is like<\/em>. Food just isn\u2019t a priority for me. But I know many who have no other priorities when they wake up every morning.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m still not sure what to do with this one.<\/p>\n

from Dan King: <\/strong>Christ-follower. husband. father. corporate training development guru. school of ministry and missions instructor. social media editor for thehighcalling.org<\/a>. blogger at bibledude.net<\/a>. co-founder and media director for the activistfaith.org<\/a> movement. social media director for help end local poverty<\/a>. Originally posted here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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