Do We trust our Intuition or Science?

DISCLAIMER: This blog was written for Bible-believing Christians..

This question was recently posed on a forum. Many answered in favor of one or the other or both for various reasons. When i thought about it i realized, as a Christian, i can trust neither. You see, the people of the world are searching for things. Some are searching for knowledge and wisdom and peace and happiness. These are wonderful pursuits. But if one is a True Christian, it means one has definitely found something. The bible calls it "the Pearl of great price"..here is how the Lord Jesus Christ describes it...Let us Hear the Word....

Matt 13:45,46

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:

Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

When a person gives their heart and life in commitment to Christ, they find something. Something that intuition and science can never give. Of Christ it is said...

1Cor 1:24

But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

Colossians 2:3

In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

How much knowledge does the God of Heaven possess?

Psalm 147: 4,5

He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

Its always good to seek knowledge.....but when, as a Christian, one begins to put trust in one's own intuition or in Science.....we are disrespecting the God we profess to serve....here the Word...

Jeremiah 17:5-9

Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Let those who know not Christ trust their heart....the people of God should trust Him.....completely. The heart can easily be deceived.......hear the Word....

Luke 22:31

..........behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

In Christ you can become impregnable against the assaults of satan.....without Christ you are an easy target....he can sift you as wheat.......hear the Word...

Rev 12:9

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

emphasis supplied......he deceives the whole world....he deceives those who seek science, intuition, fake christians and all the rest. Only the Remnant cannot be deceived (Rev 12:17) and that is because the remnant ascribe to these .......hear the Word....

Isaiah 8:19,20

And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?

To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

Isaiah 2:22

Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of ?

Brothers and Sisters in Christ........its nice to gain and search for knowledge but let us remember who we are in Christ and what we have available to us. These things those who trust in science and intuition do not have. Even Christ, His Word and His precious Holy Spirit.....last verse.....


John 16:13

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

Grace and Peace be multiplied.


brother todd

Day 86 100% Fruitarian

Wednesday, Day 86, 100% Fruitarian. Busy day today. Hustling about seeking to do my part to provide for my family. In my daily travels i am blessed to meet varied and interesting types of people. i met a man who worked with placing children in foster and adoptive homes. As we spoke i realized he has seen some pretty ugly things. He seemed hardened by it, so that it did not phase him (apparently). i realized that this was a defense mechanism many people use to deal with the ugly things of life. After beholding so much darkness, in order to continue one must harden themselves. i see it in big city police officers and people that work in the prison system. i realized that, i don't want that. i want to be able to appreciate things for how good or bad they are. Not get so used to the good that i take it for granted or to the bad that my heart is hardened. i met another man that is battling to save his sight. He has had many eye operations. There was so much i wanted to share with him, but i could not. Sometimes we can overwhelm people if we are not careful (which is just as bad if not worse than saying nothing at all). But we had a long and very enjoyable conversation. i hope i was able to be used by the Lord to drop some seeds of hope for him to pick up. Ate very well today. i am so thankful that i am able to eat delicious food like this, it is a great blessing. The majority of the planet, either by choice, deception or poverty, does not enjoy this blessing. i pray to be able to help change that in some small way.

Today's meals:

Breakfast:
One watermelon (mini), 6 oranges ...1100 calories.

Lunch:
6 bananas, 4 oranges.....840 Calories

Dinner:
Non-sweet Fruity Salad with mango-banana-avo sauce (i am really feeling avos this past week)......1475 Calories.

Note: i ideally prefer to have the heaviest calorie meal as the middle meal. But because it i have to prepare it, when i am on the road it gets switched. Normally you will notice from previous blogs that i have the non-sweet fruity salad (heaviest meal) in the middle. This is what i prefer for digestion and max energy. .


Exercise:
4 mile powerwalk, 20 minutes of isometric exercises.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.

Day 85, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Tuesday, Day 85, 100% Fruitarian. Busy day today, that is good. Good day foodwise also. We are planning another Raw Remnant potluck in early April. We have some of the same folks coming back. One of them is now 100% raw since coming to our last one (smile). i spoke to him today and he wants to go 30 days. It has been about 10 days since the last raw potluck, that day he decided to be 100% raw. He says he is out of the "200lb" club now and still shrinking. It is a wonderful thing to help people, its good for the receiver and the giver. People have donated to our ministry and we in turn seek to bless others. i pray such ripples are very far reaching indeed.

Today's menu.

Breakfast:
Delicious juicy watermelon, 2 tangerines, 2 minneola oranges, 2 navel oranges. A most satisfying breakfast. (1000 calories)

Lunch:
7 large bananas. i ate them at my office, i should have brought a few more. (800 calories)

Dinner:
Large non-sweet fruity salad with mango-avo-banana sauce. (1600 calories)

i post the calories because i am noticing many of those i speak to who are just starting out are not giving themselves enough fruit calories to ensure fruity success.

Exercise: 4 mile powerwalk, 15 minutes of isometrics.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd

Day 84 100% Raw Fruitarian

Monday, Day 84, 100% Raw Fruitarian. i noticed that over the last two weeks i really have had no taste for sweet fruit salads or smoothies. i really just want the fruit itself. The juicier and sweeter the better. i obtained some minneola oranges yesterday and the rest of my family thinks they are bitter. To me, they are very sweet and very juicy. They were only 50 cents apiece so i bought 15 of them. i had 5 dollars left and i bought ten more today. Last night after i finished my online bible study, i had three of them (along with two navels). Delicious. Also, i am continuing to thoroughly enjoy the watermelon. We are so fortunate in that i am able to get central american watermelons when they are not growing here. Now the season for Virginia (and the southern U.S.) is coming in a couple of months, that will be joyful! My caloric intake has been over 3200 both yesterday and today. i didn't plan it that way, yesterday the durian and the avocado alone added about 800 calories, today it was the bananas. Eating enough calories is very important in the beginning stages of fruitarianism i believe. i had an excellent isometric workout after our powerwalk this morning. i am sore right now, the good kind, the kind that makes one know you reached the muscles involved.

The menu for today was:

Breakfast:

one watermelon, 3 minneola oranges.

Lunch:
5 bananas.

Dinner:
Large non-sweet fruity salad with avocado-mango sauce.


Exercise: 4 mile powerwalk, 34 minutes of isometrics.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd

Day 83, 100% Fruitarian

Sunday, Day 83, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Another beautiful day today, low in the 80's with a warm breeze. My caloric intake was higher than normal (normal for these days) today because i ate both one avocado and some durian. According to nutadiary, which i do use to log my intake, durian throws the whole carb/protein/fat ratio out the window. So be it.....lol. If i could, i would just live on durian. i love it that much. i have never tasted anything quite like it. Today's meals were:

Breakfast:
One mini watermelon and 5 bananas.


Dinner:

Large bowl of zucchini spaghetti, with chopped tomato and celery with raisins. Covered in mango-avocado sauce.......Delicious.

about 450 grams of Durian.


i was able to obtain some juicy mineola oranges today for a cheap price. i will probably eat about 3 or 4 of those later after i exercise.

Exercise:
i have been getting into isometrics lately. i did about 15 minutes this morning and will do some more this evening.

Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd

Saturday, Day 82, 100% Raw Fruitarian

It was a beautiful day today.






After Brunch i went out for a nature walk. Air, sunshine and exercise.






i had one of these for breakfast and one in the evening (about 1200 calories total).



This was the non-sweet fruit salad for Dinner. Those two dark green things are one zucchini and one cucumber. The spices in the background are curry, basil, oregano and red pepper. These were added to the sauce and to the salad (the red pepper was not in the salad).



The next picture is the sauce that i made prior to blending. i juiced the oranges and put that in the blender with the rest of the products





This was brunch. About 350 calories







This was the finished dinner product (sauce and salad combined). About 900 calories.






Grace and peace be multiplied.

todd

Day 82, 100% Fruitarian

Saturday, Day 82, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Very nice day today. i stayed home and it was quiet and peaceful. i love days like that. Very therapuedic. The temperature reached 80 degrees F today. i was able to take a nice walk in the first warm breezes of the year. It felt wonderful. i have many troubles, but today, i cast them all off. i ate well today. i took pictures of each meal and hopefully will post them tomorrow. This gives a visual for those that learn best that way. Here are todays meals.

Breakfast:
one watermelon.

Brunch (3 hrs later):
3 navel oranges, 4 honey tangerines.

Dinner:
Large non-sweet fruity salad with banana-mango dressing.

Later:
one watermelon.

exercise: 4 mile walk.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd