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This post serves as personal reminder for me to not give up, even when discouraged.  I am eating better than I had last month, even started started working out at the gym.  However, I am not seeing the results that I would like to see.  It seems that after both eating better and working out I would see the difference. Discouragement tempts me to overeat.  “If I am not losing weight, I might as well eat,” I think.  Galatians 6:9 is, “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time, we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’tRead More →

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“I am stressed and need sugar,” and “I did a good job so I deserve a treat” are lies I used to believe.  I loved eating so much that I looked for excuses to indulge.  Other times if food was available, I ate because the food was too tempting to pass up.  Old habits and patterns can be changed with God’s help.  It has been a process to leave these habits and lies behind. 2 Corinthians 10:4 is, “We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments.” (Holy Bible, New Living Translation, 1996,Read More →

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This week I enjoyed ice cream.  I had a small bowl one evening and two small bowls the following day.  Something crazy happened; my ice cream craving was quenched.  I truly enjoyed my ice cream spurge.   I am satisfied because God fills my heart.  I no longer have an urge to overeat, continuing to eat after my stomach is bloated. Psalm 63:5 is, “You satisfy me more than the richest feast.  I will praise you with songs of joy.”  (Holy Bible, New Living Translation, 1996, 2004, 2007)  Only God can fully satisfy me.  He created me with a deep hole that can only be filled by God.Read More →

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The old saying, “God does not give you more than you can handle” is not true.  The truth is God desires for me to depend 100% on Him.  It seems like the deeper I go with God, the more troubles I face.  Before I was a strong believer, many problems were caused by my actions.  Also, I created stress by imagining worse case “what if” scenarios that never came to pass.  Ever since I have started this blog, I have had what I think is more than my share of trials to overcome. Isaiah 43:2 is, “When you go through deep waters, I will be with you.Read More →