I am not perfect.  I manage to string together days and even weeks of clean eating.  Eventually, I slip and eat too much.  My stomach aches from being too full and my heart hurts because I messed up again.  I am disappointed in myself because I want to finally get this and never fail again.  I am grateful God takes me back, no matter how many times I fall.

God is showing me I will progress towards perfection throughout my lifetime.  Matthew 5:38 is, “But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.” (Holy Bible, New Living Translation, 2007). God is the only one who is perfect.  I will spend my lifetime striving to become as Christlike as I can.  The more I try to imitate Him, the closer I grow towards Him and away from food.  I am eating less without following a food plan or counting anything.

1 John 1:9 is, “But, if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.”  (Holy Bible, New Living Translation, 2007).  God forgives me when I confess my wrongdoing.  It seems too easy that all I have to do is tell God, “Hey, I lost control AGAIN.”  Many times my pride gets in the way of coming clean.  Once I let go, God comforts and reassures me.  I start to understand I will never be perfect and that I must keep trying to mature spiritually.  God continues to use me and helps me grow so I become more like Him.