The Rebirth

How many of us know of babies who were born doing the right things? They did not put things in their mouths. They did not mark on the walls; they colored only in their books. They did not throw any food on the floor. As they formed their first words, two words they automatically said “Thank you”. Learning a new lifestyle is quite similar to a rebirth experience. For those who follow the path of Christ, this new way of living is physical, mental and spiritual. Learning the path of Christ is a whole new way of living.

This life involves choosing life even in areas concerning our diet. How many babies grow up loving vegetables and hating sweets? How many children can we think of who love their veggies? Even as adults we neglect to eat these products of nature. Instead our diets consist mainly of dead foods called processed or refined rather than the natural food from the garden. We are more comfortable with the taste of chemically engineered foods in our mouths or foods that have chemically changed.

In this rebirth experience, our taste buds must adjust. Some say our taste buds must acquire the taste for real food again. We have to learn to love it—experience its texture and natural flavor. What would these foods taste like with less sodium, or without any sauces? Some of us cannot imagine our foods without sugar. We load ketchup on our eggs, rice or anything for that matter. We kill the salad with the dressing. We didn’t even taste the ripe juicy cherry tomatoes, or crisp fresh lettuce. Learning to eat the right way consistently is a lifestyle not moments in time.

Learning to walk again is also a lifestyle. It’s called exercise which should naturally be a part of our life. Initially, when learning to move the limbs, the tasks seem laborious and hard. But as the energy of the Creator begins to flow throughout the body, we feel the magnificent hormones of pleasure called endorphins. He created them, so that we can enjoy the feel of His oxygen flowing throughout our bodies—His bodies. It is His breath we breathe.

We have to also learn to breathe again. As babies we once knew how, but as we became so-called strong and independent we learned to breathe on our own. However, we became shallow breathers as we became consumed with the day to days stresses of life, depending upon ourselves rather than our Maker.