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For many years, I turned to food to help me with problems and celebrate good times. I now realize how deeply ingrained my food habit is. I occasionally forget that God is my answer instead of food. For a long time, I excused minor slips. I believed since I was “good” most of the time, it was okay to sometimes rely on food instead of God. These excuses kept me from believing that God can help me eat only what my body needs at all times. I must believe that He can keep me from eating excess food. As long as I think I am powerless toRead More →

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Sometimes I feel as if the world is against me and my struggle to eat just what my body needs.  I am stressed, so my natural response is to grab food.  Someone brings cookies to share at lunch or donuts to enjoy in the morning.  My busy schedule makes it hard to plan healthy meals.  When I am down, I feel like giving up. Food was once my answer to every problem.  I am on a journey of replacing this reliance on food to dependence on God alone. I realize there is an enemy likes my dependence on food. Food prevents me from reaching out to GodRead More →

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I stuff food in my mouth for comfort when I face impossible situations.  I think the enemy highlights difficulties in my life so I lose focus on God.  I plan, plot how to deal with a problem instead of praying for it. Before long, I am in turmoil, stressed about the worst possible outcome.  I decide what my worst case options will be.  Then I waste time planning things that never come to pass.  I drive myself into emotional frenzy, and dive into food for comfort. Being a Christian does not guarantee an easy, trouble free life. 1 Peter 4:1 is, “So then, since Christ suffered physicalRead More →

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When I pray, I talk to God, pouring my heart out to Him. It is like the relationship with my spouse, in that I share every detail. God listens to my prayers and is never too busy or tired. As I have learned more about God, I have learned that He is dependable and trustworthy. I can discuss both my problems and successes with Him. When I am tempted to eat, I reach out to Him instead of food. He inspires me to open my bible instead of stuffing my mouth with chips. Prayer is the solution for everything. James 5:13 is, “Is anyone amongRead More →

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“Diet” is a 4 letter word for me. I hate diets and being told what to eat. I like going back for seconds, and finishing my meals with desert. I hate not eating fast foods or drinking soda. I followed every diet with a reward/celebration meal if I lost weight. Other times I broke the diet with a cheat meal that lasted the rest of the week. Either way, I always I gained back what weight I lost. I focused on what I could and could not eat while following a diet.  I dreamed of being able to eat fattening foods again.  I learned to enjoy healthyRead More →