My greed for excess food drove me to eat all of the time.  I cleaned my plate at every meal, including large restaurant portions.  One serving of food was never enough.  I stuffed down dessert after every meal.  I enjoyed parties with a non-stop food buffet and made sure I tasted everything.  Sometimes, I followed a huge meal with more food.  My greed for food was my attempt to fill needs only God can satisfy.

Psalm 63:1 is “You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.” (Holy Bible, New International Version, 2011).   All along, I had hungered for God.  All the food I greedily ate did nothing to satisfy my true hunger. Today, I fill my heart with God instead of excess food.  I am not perfect, but eat much less without following a rigid food plan.  My stomach has shrunk so I feel pain even after a few extra bites.  This is the first time in my life I don’t graze when I am home all day.  God has taken away my greedy desire for excess food and replaced it with a heart seeking Him.