WYSIWYG--- What you see is what you get!
A rose by any other name . . .
If it looks like a duck . ..

The references go on and on.  We fully expect for there to be some predictability in our world.  However, we humans have a hard time leaving well enough alone. I have learned the cost of such meddling the hard way.

You may have noticed a dramatic rise in the number of people that are living a gluten free life.  What is up with that.  Even ancient Egypt valued wheat!  It has been a mainstay for centuries.  Why now, are people turning away from this hearty grain?  Wheat is no longer wheat!  It looks like wheat, it grows like wheat.  It grinds and cooks like wheat.  However, the very DNA that makes it wheat has been altered to the point that it is only wheat by way of appearances. We wanted higher yeilds. better chemical tolerance, etc. so we meddled in the process and now we have a full on mess!

Christ followers have often been referred to as wheat-- a harvest.  How often do we stray from what we were originally created to be?  Do we stay true to the DNA after which we were created?  When we are closely examined, when a look beyond the surface takes place, can we remain true?, or do we fail to pass the test of authenticity?  Do we simply carry the outer image without the truth within that gives live and strength and energy? Have we meddled in the things so far from our creator that now we are like a toxin, causing life around us to degrade?

As I learn more about living my life gluten free, I find it is best accomplished by choosing simple, true, food.  Whole and healthy- not packaged.  Not always convenient- but worth the commitment.

I will be posting some of my favorite GF tips and recipes in the days to come!

Image credit – CSIRO