Gluttony is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires. Gluttony is not just about food, it is about an excess of anything. We stuff ourselves in order to satisfy the grumbling in our soul. When we feel hungry for something, it’s God we are hungry for. God alone can fill the hungry place!
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Tim, on my way to church on Sunday morning, I heard a few minutes of Pastor Scott Richards, of Calvary Christian Fellowship. Whatever his sermon was about, I don’t know, but I caught his comment about addictions, and it sounded nearly word for word like what you had said, on Saturday: Addictions grow when we feed a spiritual need with a physical substance…which can be anything.
I didn’t like the point you made about perfectionism. Can’t imagine why….