Cinnamon Rolls, Kale, and the Holy Spirit: Finding Balance without Guilt
Is it possible the Holy Spirit might lead you to eat a cinnamon roll?
Yes, that sounds like a trick question. But if you’ve ever wrestled with labeling food as “good” or “bad,” you know how quickly guilt can creep in.
You want to eat in a way that honors your body and the Lord, but you’re not sure what that looks like when you’re staring down a donut.
Here’s the truth: God’s Word doesn’t hand us a list of “approved” foods in the New Testament. Instead, it shifts the focus to something far more powerful—the heart behind our choices.
That means eating isn’t just a physical decision. It’s a spiritual one, too.
Not because a cinnamon roll is sinful, but because the why behind it matters.
- Are you connecting with someone over coffee and sweets?
- Celebrating a birthday?
- Listening to your body and honoring its needs?
Balance means taking your wants and marrying them with wisdom—not restriction. It’s recognizing that eating a donut doesn’t make you unhealthy just like eating kale doesn’t make you healthy.
Your wellness is a sum of many things: movement, sleep, relationships, peace… and yes, sometimes cinnamon rolls.
So today, instead of asking, “Is this food good or bad?” try asking, “What would wisdom say?” Let the Holy Spirit lead you—not diet culture.
Because true food freedom comes when we take food off the pedestal and put Jesus back in His rightful place.
If you’ve been feeling stuck between restriction and indulgence, I hope this encourages you to find that sweet spot of balance—where your choices are rooted in peace, not pressure.
Want to go deeper into what food freedom really looks like in everyday life? Listen to the full podcast episode where we’ll unpack this together.
We’ll chat about how you can invite the Holy Spirit into your food decisions. You don’t have to figure it out alone!
In “Cinnamon Rolls, Kale, and the Holy Spirit: Finding Balance without Guilt” we discuss:
- Why labeling food as “good” or “bad” can keep us stuck
- How to invite the Holy Spirit into your food choices
- What it looks like to find balance without guilt or restriction
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- Who I Am [A Chew the Word Study]
- Season 1 Episode 9: Should You Keep Trigger Foods in the House?
- Season 2 Episode 21: The Keto Diet: Is It Biblical?
- Season 3 Episode 16: What Does the Bible Say about Eating Healthy?
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Brandice Lardner is a Certified Personal Trainer, Nutrition Coach, Amazon #1 Best Selling Author, and Jesus Girl whose mission in life is to help women ditch the diet mentality and find peace with food and their bodies so that they are better equipped to do the great things God has called them to do.
