KETO (Amended)
I’m sure we have all heard of the Ketogenic diet, right? Known simply as KETO, many people are studying up on this way of eating and are seeing results that they are proud of. Read more about the Ketogenic diet here.
Many have adopted it as a new way of life. Yet others have considered it as something that they’d rather not get into. For me, however, I’m not a huge “diet” person. I’ve tried 30-day cleanses, 10-day flushes, Cabbage Soup, Lemonade Detox, No Sugar, No Wheat, No Dairy, and more. At the end of them all, I was re-evaluating my life with a bowl of ice-cream (YUM).
Well, after being schooled on the KETO diet and considering my track record with diets and such, I came up with the KATO diet. The KATO diet is nothing more than an Amended KETO diet! Get it? KETO: KATO? Amended? Ok, let’s move on.
After declaring my newly found eating plan, I was excited to move forward on my path to dietary victory!
But there was a problem. The KETO diet has many resources such as recipes and food communities to help you along your KETO way. There are meal plans, recommended grocery lists and more.
What does the KATO diet offer? An excuse not to follow the KETO diet.
Let’s switch subjects now. Think about Salvation. When you are born again (John 3), you enter into a family of Jesus Christ believers who share in the gift of salvation. In this family, you gain resources for living a life that is holy and righteous and pleases God.
The problem comes in when you try to amend your salvation. You make every excuse not to follow the plan that has been laid out for you as a believer in Jesus Christ.
You make every excuse not to be loving. You make every excuse not to pray or read God’s word. You make every excuse not to study the word of God. You make every excuse not to fellowship with other believers or even share the gospel of Jesus Christ with others.
You only want to be saved your way. An amended version of salvation.
Unfortunately, there is no such thing as an amended version of salvation just as there is no such thing as a KETO Amended diet. You have to make a decision on whether or not you are going to follow God and do exactly as He commands so that you will be blessed.
By being on the KETO diet (as some have told me) you will experience challenges as you begin. But as you stay consistent with it, you learn how to manage it and make it apart of your life.
It’s no different with salvation. Once you get saved, you experience challenges because you have to get rid of the old nature and walk as a new creature. But as you stay consistent in your walk with Christ, the Holy Ghost will lead and guide you in the way you should go. You just have to listen and follow.
So, choose you this day, God’s plan of salvation or your own plan. Which one will it be? God’s way or your way?
The choice is yours!
And don’t worry, I’ve decided to give up my KATO diet. It wasn’t real nor did it profit me anything anyway!
Have you tried to amend your salvation by making excuses not to do the will of God? Share in the comments below!
Love this!!
To God be the glory!!!
Kato lol hahah yes i have several of times to amend my salvation. But even as i would try an to know the teaching that i was given an that was beaten into my head. Its not worth going backwards. Failing isnt a option anymore especially since i have a group of supporters who cares about my soul. So i choose God all day
You are so on point! Thank you for sharing. Exactly. It is definitely not worth going backwards into a place of the old nature. God’s plan is sure. His gift of salvation is secure and we just have to stay in His flow and in His will! I choose God all day right along with you!
Love it! This is so true, I to have battled with finding that loop hole not to fully commit. Until we fully commit to Christ we won’t see results, and it’s the same with Keto. Our way has proven not work so why not give salvation a try!!!
I definitely agree! We will not see results until we fully commit to Christ and follow the ways of God. The problem comes in when we want to see quick results without taking time to understand God’s will. Great point and thank you for sharing!
Truth indeed! Great article. I have had these moments as well. Moments of truth and decision time!
Yes, absolutely! It is so important for us to face those moments of truth and not shy away from them!
Yes, what a wonderful example to use; KETO vs. KATO! I had grown up in church, however, when I learned what it truly meant to walk in Christ, I thought I was going to lose my mind. There was so much on the “DON’T DO List” that I thought I could never have fun again. I was constantly trying to find loopholes in the gospel to see what I could get away with… of course, this did not profit me any. I had to make up my mind to live holy and present the love of Jesus Christ with all my heart. I found out that the more I gave up sin, the more peaceful my life became and I found new ways to have fun while living holy.
Absolutely and amen! Living holy and righteous is not a boring life, it’s a life of freedom in Christ! It’s a life that is free from the bondage of sin and shame! Thank you for sharing!