What is a Gingerbread Man?

It’s so easy to feel intimidated and overwhelmed by all of the holiday treats available now. We give so much power to various “forbidden food.” We wonder what the caloric and potential “fattening” damage  assessments are to the buffet of tempting food that’s presented to us. We’re so worried about what food is to us, like this little gingerbread man here, we don’t think much about what we are to God.

“What are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them?”

Psalm 8:4

Yes, there’s no sugar coating it (pun intended): the holidays are challenging to us all. We are faced with numerous, unique fears, memories, expectations and simultaneously occurring promises of comfort/joy/terror/destruction. We can, however, take a second and look at another couple of real promises, as we “go in to battle” at the next holiday gathering:

“Since you were precious in my sight… I have loved you…”

Isaiah 43:4

“So do not fear, for I am with you;
   do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
   I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Isaiah 41:10

Indeed, God, the Creator of the world, the universe and every living creature, is willing and capable to help each of us in our individual lives. No matter what we eat, don’t eat, do, don’t do, God is MORE than able to help us WITH it.

What’s your “it” then? Is it a gingerbread man? Is it candy? Is it cake? Is it fear? Is it temptation? Is it stress? Is it ALL of the above?

We can’t avoid food and issues this holiday season; in some way or another, we’ll all need to deal with it. Let’s have God help us then. He’s aware of where we are, of our individual triggers and issues. He knows how to deal with us: spiritually, emotionally AND physiologically!

 By faith, then, let’s dare to accept God’s help, now, with whatever we’re mindful of. He’s not intimidated by any of it.

“Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?”

Jeremiah 32:27

God, instead, is more MOTIVATED by His love for us and His desire to help- us! He’s thinking of how much He loves you and I RIGHT NOW!!!