1 Peter 2:
24 Who His [Jesus] own
self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead
to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were
healed. 25 For ye were as
sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop
of your souls.
Why do I find myself second guessing my weight loss time and again? I
know that it was Christ who blessed me by allowing an 80+ pound
weight loss and has kept the majority of it off for over 30 years.
Why do I keep trying to find logical reasons for my daily weight loss
or gain?
When I'm being honest with myself, if I am turning to God instead of
to food, which becomes a false god in my life, the weight seems to
fall into place. When I am turning to God instead of worrying over
stressful things, the weight seems to fall into place. When I turn to
God instead of becoming fixated on what others think of me, the
weight seems to fall into place.
Knowing these things, why do I keep falling prey to these issues time
and again? Although I can't tell you for sure, I think that Satan
doesn't want us totally focused on Christ. In an attempt to work a
wedge in our relationship with our Savior, he dangles tempting things
like food, fills us full of worry and self-doubt, so that we might
lose our close bond with our Lord.
I have been a sheep that's gone astray, and continue to do so
periodically, but Jesus is always the Good Shepherd who brings me
back into the fold, time and again. 1 Peter 2: 24
Who His [Jesus] own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree,
that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose
stripes ye were healed. 25
For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the
Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
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.
