The popular proverbial saying that, “You are what you eat” has its origin in French. In 1826, the French lawyer and gastronome, Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, wrote in his most famous literary work entited, Physiologie du Gout, ou Meditations de Gastronomie Transcendante (Physiology of Taste, or Meditations of Transcendent Gastronomy):
“Dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai ce que tu es.”
[Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are].
Anthelme’s work is regarded as one of the founding texts of Gastronomy. Although the inspiration behind his statement is gastronomic, its lesson applies to our spiritual lives as well. What you feed your soul determines who you are spiritually.
“And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you.” (Mark 4:24)
Tell me what you feed your soul with and I will tell you what you are spiritually. The more you feed on profane stuff, the more profane your life becomes. The more you feed on spiritually uplifting materials, the more they reflect in your life.
Paul advised Timothy that if he fully absorbs himself in the things of God it will become evident in his life.
“Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.” (1 Timothy 4:15)
If you will like to see better things surface in your life then it’s about time to check what you constantly feed on. And always remember that you are what you eat.
Remain inspired!
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