I think my brain is wired to seek food, even when I am not hungry. I wake up in the morning and immediately think about what I will eat. Since I am not much of a breakfast eater, I start thinking of other meals. As the day goes on, I am tempted to snack to ease stress and to celebrate successes with food. To end my attraction to food, I must focus on God.

I think God knew what he was doing when he created me. We were all created with an empty hole only He can fill. Food has been my drug, security blanket, and fix to meet this need. However, food has never comforted me or given me peace like God can. Isaiah 26:3 is, “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!” (Holy Bible, New Living Translation, 1996, 2004, 2007) Fixing my thoughts on God turns off the desire to overeat.

I have learned to depend fully on God for comfort and peace.  Through a 40 day prayer challenge, I am drawing closer to God than I have ever been.   Not only is He my provider, but He is also my source of energy towards the end of a stressful day.  God has delivered me from harmful eating habits.  When I look at all God has done for me, I can’t help but be drawn to His goodness. Instead of hitting the pantry, I need to meditate on God.  I am ashamed to admit, I occasionally run to food instead of God. This is a day by day and even moment by moment battle.  All I have to do is shift my focus to God, and the food no longer grabs my attention.  Today, I choose to focus on God instead of food.