Today I read that, "Manufacturers," (whoever they may be) say they have discovered an ingredient derived from chilli peppers, that could be added to any pudding or treat and that will help burn calories.

The wonder extract is labelled dihydrocapsiate. It is supposed to speed up the body's metabolism, thus burning more calories. Of course, to the battling slimmer, this is an attractive notion. "Chocolate that will help me lose weight because it has a magic ingredient." Wow.

Seems the ingredient is not new, actually, and has already been used and distributed in pill form at least.

It's a funny old thing but as long as mankind has been around, we have tried to have our cake and eat it. Just one big problem, God has ordained an inviolable rule, you reap what you sow. "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows." Gal 6:7 (NIV)

We reap what we sow. Always. Always. Always.

Sow wheat - guess what, you reap wheat. Sow sweet peas - yep, you get sweet peas. I love em.

The rule extends beyond agriculture. If we sow unrighteousness, we reap the harvest that brings. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Rom 6:23 (NIV)

If we sow faith in Jesus Christ God's Son, we reap eternal life. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him." John 3:16-17 (NIV)

Enjoy your chocolate anyway but remember to sow the right things.