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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 thereRead More →

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I am not perfect and know I will make mistakes.  I feel shame and embarrassment for my past mishaps.  Whether I said something I should have not, or ate dessert after I was full, I had failed again.  I felt worthless and believed I was a failure who would never experience success.  I thought these guilty, low feelings would motivate me to try harder next time, but it made me feel worse.  No matter how hard I tried, I continued to occasionally fail and felt worse about myself every time. Psalm 103:4 is, “who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion.”  (HolyRead More →

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I am free to enjoy food on this holiday without overeating. Every holiday or special occasion in the past was celebrated with excess food.  True freedom in Christ helps me to enjoy celebrating without overindulgence. 1 Peter 2:16 is, “Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.” ( Holy Bible, New International Version, 2011).  God has taken away my desire to overeat.  I am free from dieting and restrictive food plans.  On this day of celebrating freedom, I am free to enjoy small amounts of my favorite foods. Happy Independence Day to you and yourRead More →

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God created food for us to enjoy.  For many years, I forced myself to eat vegetables and other healthy foods.  I craved sweets, hamburgers, and tacos, but avoided them.  When I indulged on cheat day, I felt guilt and fought temptation to continue eating.  I convinced myself sugar and fatty food did not agree with me.  Over the years, God reveled my problem was that I consumed too much food.  He commands me to only eat when I hungry and stop when full.  I learned to enjoy a variety of foods to satisfy my physical hunger. Isaiah 1:19 is, “If you are willing and obedient,Read More →

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After suffering from slow and unreliable online service for years, we finally jumped into the fast lane of high speed internet.  Naturally, I have been exploring entertaining sites and actually doing work at home. Unfortunately, I have discovered the addictive nature of binge watching TV shows.  I must watch another episode to see what happens next.  Watching TV helps me unwind when I am exhausted from doing too much.  I know there is a time to relax and be entertained, but I was getting bored after watching several episodes from a series.  This boredom is a sign I need to get off the couch and do somethingRead More →