For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the
Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. 1 Peter 2:25
If it weren't for my fat, I might have been led astray. Oh,
really? Before, my focus was on food and the little comfort it gave me. I
turned to food when I was sad, angry, happy, distressed, worried, lonely. You
got it-I turned to food to comfort me.
I was turning to food, which meant I wasn't turning to God,
although I said that I loved Him dearly. My actions didn’t reflect the love
that I professed for Him. When I was focused on food instead of on God for my
comfort, I was impatient with my family. I wasn't the role model I should have
been for them. I complained a lot and blamed everything, for how badly I felt
about myself.
Since Christ has shown me that I can turn my food, body,
eating, control, and stress over into His very capable hands, I feel so
relieved, like a huge boulder has been taken off of my shoulders. I am more
patient with my family, and food and eating don’t have control over me anymore.
If I hadn’t been fat, I might have been oblivious to the
miracles that God was doing in my life. It was when God took the desire for
excess food and sweets away, I was able to see God’s hand in every aspect of my
life, far beyond just losing the weight, although He took care of that, too.
I am just so thankful that when I start to slip back into
old self-destructive eating patterns, Christ brings me back into the fold. For
ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and
Bishop of your souls. 1 Peter 2:25
Since this is an example of the positive influence God has made on my overeating, this may not reflect the whole meaning of the Bible verse.
