This Christmas, I am grateful to focus on the meaning of the season; Christ’s birth. In the past, my Christmas revolved around food. I dreamed about the Christmas meal, grazed on deserts, and munched on food as I cooked it. This season, I have enjoyed several parties and my Christmas Day without overeating. Because He has set me free, I am free to enjoy His birth. Have a very Merry Christmas!!Read More →
Christmas is the time of giving and doing things for others. For some people, Christmas is about receiving presents. In my younger years, I looked forward to getting stuff and went to after Christmas sales to buy what I did not get. Back then, I was not satisfied, so I had to buy more stuff. Greed prevented me from being satisfied. Luke 12:15 is “…Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.” (Holy Bible, New Living Translation, 1996, 2004, 2007). God created me with spiritual emptiness only He can fill. Over the years, I have tried satisfy thisRead More →
God restores me so I can stay on track – even when I want to quit. I have my normal triggers – fatigue, stress, and available food calling my name. This past week, I enjoyed feasting on foods I normally don’t eat without overeating. Instead of turning to food, I cried out to God for comfort. 1 Chronicles 16:11-12 is, “Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face continually. Remember His wonderful deeds which he has done (New American Standard Bible, 1995). During Christmas, I like to prepare my heart by spending additional reading God’s word. This helps me to not only deepen myRead More →
I cannot avoid food temptation on my own. Today, I will go to my first Christmas party of this year. This is my first time of the Christmas season to face a food table, with gooey holiday desserts and salty, fatty snacks. My instinct is to indulge and enjoy; it is a special occasion, and I can overdo it just this once. Since I do not want to spend the entire month of December overeating, I need to depend on God for strength. God takes what I have, my messed up attempts to get it right, my inability to stick to any diet, and gives me strengthRead More →