Romans 8: 1 There is therefore now no
condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh,
but after the Spirit. 2 For
the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of
sin and death.
It’s so easy
to let your sagging self-esteem pull you down, but that’s not what God wants in
our lives. Sure, Satan has had a stronghold on us through our eating, poor body
image and sagging self-esteem. Christ gave His life for us, so that we don’t
continue to walk after the ways of the flesh which Satan uses to undermine our
faith. If we turn our food, body, eating, control, and stress over into God’s
very capable hands, He can free us from this.
I didn’t do anything particularly special. I just told God
that I give up on the diets, trying to be thin, etc. I told Him that if He ever
wanted me to be thin, then He’d have to do it because I can’t. Actually, when I
prayed this, I wasn't really expecting anything to happen, because I was just
giving up. I had prayed to God a million times over the years about my food,
but this must have been the first time that I had totally given up and turned
it over to God’s capable hands instead of asking God to “help me” lose the
weight.
All I know, is if God can do this for me, He can do it for
you, as well. Of course, it’s important that we trust God’s ability and timing
for all these things. God had certain lessons for me, prior to my giving up and
turning it all over to Him. I had to see the control that food was having on my
life and the way it affected my interactions with my family and with Him. He
showed me how I was turning to food instead of to Him, which made food a false
god in my life, although I loved God dearly. These were significant lessons I needed.
I think I needed to see how powerless I was over food, eating, my body, my
stress, control, etc.
I think God’s having me know this, made it so that I could
see the miracle He did in my life when He had me lose 80+ pounds over 30 years
ago. Otherwise, I might have thought the weight loss was from my hard efforts
at dieting. I think God wanted me to see His hand in this miracle. If He can do
this for me, He can for you, as well. Be patient and continue to turn these and
other issues over to God’s capable hands every day and before you put anything
into your mouth. Romans 8: 1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ
Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in
Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
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.
