I believe I must be dietetically bipolar. I can do so well half a day, and lose my focus in a matter of moments. I do not mean just losing my focus of being on a diet, or "changing my eating habits lifestyle," I mean losing focus of what I should be doing...that is, putting Christ first.
I believe it's just that simple, and just that complex. I should want to please God (by not being a glutton) more than I want to please myself (by eating like a glutton). Should I pray, "God, make me so uncomfortable with my choices that I would rather choose You than choose the pleasures of this world."?
Freedom. I still believe.
it is hard to put God first, I read in Malachi today this phrase "set your heart to honor me" (me being of course God). It is a continual struggle especially with our flesh and the world, but I'm going to try to set my heart to honor God (which I'm still trying to figure out what that all means to me, but I think it is honoring him with what I say, do, think, etc to bring him glory and honor).
ReplyDeletemaybe saying a prayer to ask God to seek him and his kingdom more is a good way to start
but then again, what do I know??
betty
:) I hear ya. In my devotions this morning, I came across the following Scripture. I've kind of changed it for awhile. :}
ReplyDelete"...because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted." Heb 2: 18 The trick is, of course, to really want His help more than I want that night time dish of ice cream.
I am convinced that our desire to know God better and to love Him more and our choice to be dependent on Him with this whole food thing, is the key.
When I first started blogging, I said that. In my first few posts, I wrote that when I got to my goal weight, if I were only thin, I'd be disappoionted--that I wanted this struggle to do a deeper work in me.
I did not know what I was asking for! But I think God is answering, anyway. :)
I'm working on a 3 part post. I haven't had the mental energy (There's a family crisis goingon here.)to do part 2 (How my plan got me to this awful place) yet, but part 1 (the current awful place) is done , but I realized just this morning that part 3 will be, in large measure, "Jesus is the answer!"
Hang in there, girlfriend.
Deb
Deb