I can’t believe that it is already October. The school year is speeding by and I have not updated this blog since August. My eating has been fine, except for a few slips. Emotional eating, or stuffing my problems with excessive food, is a habit I am working to break. I have made progress, but I occasionally fail. Stress will never go away, so I must seek something other than food to comfort me.

Isaiah 55:2 is, “Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength? Why pay for food that does you no good? Listen to me, and you will eat what is good. You will enjoy the finest food.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, 2015

I would rather enjoy the finest food than stuff junk in my stomach. Reaching for food does nothing to stop my stress. When I seek the Lord, he comforts my spirit and strengthens me. Jesus soothes me so I can face my problems. True stress relief comes when I seek God instead of food.