What Does The Bible Say About Overeating?

You know gluttony is a sin most Christians love  to ignore...it's usually the obvious sin because it's the easy one to spot but not always obvious.

What is gluttony? one Bible dictionary defines a glutton as one habitually given to greedy and voracious eating...to be voracious means to be exceedingly eager....to be called a glutton is not a nice thing....a glutton person was given to loose and excessive living.....in the NT it was used to describe a rascal or scoundrel who had a uncontrolled or excessive fondness for some specified object or pursuit.

Now we Christians are quick to point out other smoking ,drinking, sex before marriage,homosexuality,adultery etc sins....but for some reason gluttony is accepted or at least tolerated....WHY? gluttony is  more than food....a glutton is one who craves food but a glutton is also any person who is craving for something to satisfy his soul...not all gluttons are obese or even overweight...me, myself and I have fallen to gluttony many times in the past and still do today....but the times I remember being a glutton is more connected with Sunday dinners at Fannie Mom's  house.....I remember anxiously waiting for Sunday dinner.... so I could gorge myself out at her dinner table....but I know the day I can develop the ability to say “no” to sugar anything in excess i have achieve self-control...which is one of the fruits of the Spirit that should be common to all believers.

Question: Do you struggle with this "sin"?What do you crave in life? What do you desire more than anything else? What satisfies your soul's appetite? Is it food, is it drink? Is women? Is it men?  Is it work? It is so easy for a man to work long hours to feel important or to escape the problems in his marriage. Is it recognition? is it acceptance? Is it a sport or hobby you can loose yourself in?