Along with the
two bags of frozen spinach I bought at WinCo (which have since been turned into
purée), I bought a Costco sized bag of spinach with my roommate. Needless to say, I have been eating a
lot of spinach lately. I have
spinach salads, spinach sandwiches, spinach soup, sautéed spinach, spinach
sloppy joes, and even made brownies (two batches) out of my puréed
spinach. If I can find a way to
put spinach in it, I will.
It began as an
effort to be healthier, turned into a need to use up my surplus of spinach before
it goes bad, and has ended in an actual desire to have spinach in nearly all my
foods.
Like my recent affinity
for spinach, which began as a chore, turned into a necessity, and resulted in a
genuine “passion” (as much as you can have “passion” for spinach), my faith
gone through a similar cycle.
I remember
accepting Christ into my heart out of a desire to be “healthier.” I wanted to be saved from my sins and
God was the answer. As I grew in
my walk with Christ, I began to recognize the need I had for genuine and true
faith. Like I put spinach in
everything, Christ suddenly became the necessary ingredient to everything in my
life. As time passed and this
became a habit, I noticed a sincere desire to have Christ as the driving force
of my life. I recognized the true
goodness it brought.
I like
spinach. I like the way it tastes,
I like knowing it provides me with good nutrition, I like that it can easily be
added to most meals.
I’m in love with
my Savior. I find comfort in
knowing the salvation He provides is certain and unwavering. I rejoice in knowing that He has
created me with careful thought. I
find peace in knowing that He wills good for my life and watches over me at all
times.
Eventually, I
will come to the end of my mammoth sized bag of spinach. The nutrient-rich, leafy goodness will
disappear (and I will probably buy another bag). But my faith will never run out. In fact, it has the reverse effect: the more I use and lean
upon my faith, the greater it grows.
“So then, just
as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,
rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and
overflowing with thankfulness” (Colossians 2:6-7).
