Since I have used this Bible passage as an example of how the Lord God has positively influenced my overeating, this doesn't necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the verse. Debbie

COE Support Note:

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Maybe I Need to Know What This Is About...

1 John 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

This was the way the previous post ended:
 I can't explain it all, but I've had to turn this over to Christ's very capable hands, because I don't truly understand all of it, but He does! He calms those fears and insecurities and allows me to feel O.K. and not guilty in my thinner body. I can't say for sure, but it's like I may feel I've abandoned the chubby girl I used to be and have left her all alone.

 All I know, is when I ended the blog post with this, I felt like crying. You would think that after living in a thinner body for over 30 years by putting my food, body and eating into Christ's very capable hands, I would have come to terms with these things by now, but obviously not. That's why it's so amazing that Christ shows me the things that I need to know about my life at the time I need to know them! 

 It might explain why I wish I could go talk to heavy kids and tell them that Christ loves them just the way they are! Maybe I thought I had to be thin to be lovable, to be worthwhile, to be deserving of decent relationships. I'm uncertain, but will continue with this. I do know that the chubby girl I used to be didn't feel lovable, worthwhile or deserving of decent relationships and put up with "garbage" she shouldn't have. That word "garbage" covers so much. The thing is, the chubby girl I used to be thought any kind of a friendship was better than no friendship. She felt that any kind of a relationship was better than no relationship and that's NOT TRUE. 

 God made the chubby girl I used to be and He made me Children of God and we are lovable and need to know that! He was there for me when I was the chubby girl, but I wouldn't listen, because I felt so terrible about myself I couldn't hear. He shows me now, that He's here for me as I heal from this. He wants me to know that I'm not abandoning the chubby girl that I used to be, but I'm trying to help her to know that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God, because God loves us just the way we are regardless of our weight, ethnicity, sexual preferences, financial status, or possessions we own. He loves us whether we are in a socially acceptable body or whether we still having lingering feelings of being the chubby kid that others took advantage of. Christ has a heart big enough for all our pain, past or present, and sees who we truly are inside-Children of God!!! I realize that it's important that I thank God for loving me even when I can't love myself.

Since I am applying these Bible Verses to my life, it may not convey the whole meaning of the verses. Debbie

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