The meaning of the Easter message gets deeper for me every year. I realize how much my stubbornness to surrender my food intake has cost. I once felt guilty because I continued to overeat. Instead of repenting, I found excuses. I not only feel bad because I could be smaller, but because I saw my disobedience from eating too much.

Romans 5:8 is, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Holy Bible, New International Version, 2011

Jesus died for all sin, including mine. I used to think my overeating was not that bad, because sins like rape and murder damage others. I know that overeating is harmful to my body and the Lord has shown me how to eat less. By submitting to Him, I can walk with God and eat healthy. My eating is better, but not perfect. When I am aware I am eating too much and keep eating, I am sinning. The only way for me to walk in freedom is hand in hand with Jesus.