When I mess up, I feel like I disappoint God.  I sometimes wondered if He would leave me for continuing to fail.  I realized that He loves me enough to stay with me at my worst.  After all these years, I had thought I finally “got it” to where I would never overeat again.  For the last three months, I have eaten less, only eating what my body needs.

However, food is drawing me back.  Stress and fatigue are not “excuses”.  I have more of both these days and turned to food for comfort instead of God.  I need Him more because my will is weaker.  Jeremiah 31:3 is, “The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.’” (Holy Bible, New International Version, 2011)  God continues to love and draw me closer to Him when I am stressed.  Even when I reach for earthly comforts, He does not give up on me.

Over the years, God’s love has drawn me closer to Him.  I fell more in love with God so I want to obey Him.  He changed me so I slip less often than I once did.  I am human and will fall at times.  When I do, God picks me up and helps me find my way back.