Cooking with God may sound cute and Pinterest-y, but for me, it was survival. After years of emotional numbness, spiritual burnout, and deep grief, I couldn’t pray out loud — but I could dice onions. I couldn’t sit through another sermon — but I could knead dough in silence.
The kitchen became my quiet altar, and food became my worship. If you’ve ever felt disconnected from God, numb in your spirit, or just craving something deeper, keep reading. This is about how cooking with God helped me heal from the inside out.
🍞 1. Food Was Always Sacred in Scripture
From Eden’s garden to Jesus breaking bread with His disciples, food has always been part of God’s divine rhythm. The Bible doesn’t separate eating from worship — it often intertwines them.
Genesis 2:16 – “And the Lord God commanded the man, ‘You are free to eat…’”
Luke 22:19 – “He took bread, gave thanks and broke it…”
Cooking isn’t just practical — it’s spiritual. Every time I prepare a meal with intention, I step into something holy. A rhythm older than recipes. A kind of sacred routine that reminds me I’m human, hungry, and held.
🧂 2. Cooking Helped Me Process Emotions I Couldn’t Name
When words failed me, I chopped carrots. When I couldn’t cry, I slow-cooked stew. My body led the way when my spirit felt stuck.
Romans 8:26 – “We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes…”
The chopping, stirring, simmering — they became prayers. Unspoken ones. The kind the Holy Spirit translates when your soul is too tired for syllables.
🔥 3. Cooking Slowed Me Down Long Enough to Hear Him
I used to fill every second with noise — podcasts, YouTube sermons, even worship music. But when you’re sautéing onions or flipping pancakes, you can’t scroll. You have to be present.
That stillness? That’s when God whispered.
Psalm 46:10 – “Be still, and know that I am God.”
Sometimes the “be still” is literal. Like standing over the stove with the Holy Spirit as sous-chef, learning how to breathe again.
🍇 4. Cooking Taught Me Patience (AKA Deliverance from Microwave Christianity)
I wanted fast healing. Instant breakthrough. TikTok-length prayers with 3-second miracles. But real food — like real healing — takes time.
Stew has to simmer. Dough has to rise. Roots take time to grow.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 – “There is a time for everything…”
Cooking taught me not just to wait — but to trust while waiting.
💧 5. God Spoke Through Recipes (Yes, Really)
There were moments I’d feel prompted to make something specific — like baking bread during a fast, or roasting vegetables when I felt scattered. And while it felt random, the message would always become clear later.
The Holy Spirit has no issue showing up in your kitchen. If He can speak through donkeys and dreams, He can absolutely speak through your spinach.
👩🏾🍳 6. “Daily Bread” Hit Different When I Was Actually Making It
Matthew 6:11 – “Give us today our daily bread.”
Suddenly that line wasn’t abstract. It was literal. I was in the kitchen, trusting God for groceries, praying while whisking pancake batter, believing that this simple meal was enough.
🧎🏾♀️ 7. Meals Became My Offering
I started plating meals like worship — lighting candles, cleaning the kitchen like I was preparing a sanctuary, setting the table like I was inviting Jesus to dinner (because I was).
Cooking wasn’t a chore. It was ministry.
Hospitality, even to myself.
Bonus: Turn Cooking Into Prayer With These Prompts
Here are a few ways I let God into the kitchen — no spreadsheets needed, just heart and hunger:
- Feeling anxious or craving gentleness?
Bake something soft — like muffins or warm bread. As you fold the dough or stir the batter, ask God to soften your heart again. - Feeling emotionally drained?
Make a slow-cooked stew or soup. Let it simmer while you sit in silence. Ask God to fill the spaces where you feel empty. - Struggling to trust Him?
Try a brand-new recipe without over-planning. Let it be messy. Let it teach you how to release control. - Feeling scattered or overwhelmed?
Meal prep. As you organise ingredients and pack meals, ask God to help bring order to your mind and peace to your week.
There’s no rulebook. Just rhythm. Let the Holy Spirit lead — even when all you’re doing is peeling potatoes.
Real-Life Testimony: The Lentil Stew Moment
I once made lentil stew on a random Thursday, not knowing why. That same day, I read about Esau selling his birthright for a bowl of stew.
Genesis 25:34 – “Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew…”
God used that moment to ask:
What are you trading your spiritual birthright for? Convenience? Numbness? Instagram validation?
And that’s when I realised — I had stopped seeing food as sacred.
Cooking with God brought me back.
📸 5 Simple Ways to Start Cooking with God
- Pray while you prep. Even a whispered “God, join me here” is powerful.
- Cook in silence sometimes. Make room to hear.
- Dedicate your meals. Out loud: “God, this is for You.”
- Serve someone else. Hospitality heals.
- Write down what He says. Keep a kitchen prayer journal.
🧠 Keyword Recap
- Cooking with God isn’t aesthetic — it’s intimacy
- It transforms food prep into prayer prep
- It helps reconnect your soul to your senses, and your healing to your habits
✨ Final Thoughts
Cooking with God helped me find my way back to Him — one pot, one prayer, one plate at a time. You don’t have to be a chef or a theologian. You just have to be present.
The stove can be your sanctuary. The meal, your message. The silence, your sermon.
God is in the kitchen. He’s been waiting for you there.
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