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

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Excluding Others From Joy

Romans 10: 12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Sometimes, I'm saddened when I hear how others are very judgmental. There was a time I would eat over things like this. I would get so frustrated that some feel that they are superior to people who have less money, not as nice clothes, don't have the same ethnicity, don't have the newest smart phone, as many likes, not as nice jobs...and the list can go on indefinitely!

The BIG thing is, what does Christ say about this. Jesus doesn't look at us by our ethnicity, family background, clothing, cars, phones, likes, etc. He doesn't call those people rich who have lots of money in the banks or have impressive jobs, etc.

We are told through this Bible verse that Jesus considers all rich in what really matters regardless of those of any ethnicity, income, etc. who call upon the Lord and they shall be saved! He doesn't want us excluding others from the joy of Salvation with Him.

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

Just a Little Fudge?

Romans 6: 22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. 23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

 Jesus shows me that if I turn to Him, instead of turning to food when I'm stressed, worried, elated, etc., He will heal me of my obsessions with food. He has shown me time and time again over the 30+ years since He allowed the weight loss and has allowed the vast majority of the weight to stay off despite my wavering from time to time. 

 I realize that there are some who would say, "No, you're the one who lost the weight, not God." They would be absolutely wrong! It wasn't until I sat down one day and told Christ I gave up. I had tried so many different diets and couldn't do it. I also told Him that if He wanted me to be thin, He'd have to do it, because I couldn't! 

 I, actually, wasn't praying expecting anything to happen, but was totally amazed when Christ took away my urge for eating great quantities of food, sweets, etc. away that very same day. I was equally surprised when it was gone the next day, the next day, and every day after that as long as I prayed for God to heal my stress, food, body, and eating, which He does.

 Now, this might lead you to believe that I never fudge on my eating program. I wish I could say that's true. It seems that there are times where I fall back into old eating patterns, but once I pray and ask Christ to help, He turns me around, dusts me off and sets me off back in the right direction. I don't want to go back to my old ways, not because I don't want to gain all the weight back and I really don't, but it's because I have gotten such a sense of peace that Christ has put in my life to replace the self-loathing. I don't want to take chances to lose that close relationship with Christ. 

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

So, I Slipped...

Romans 3: 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24 Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

 There was a time that when I would slip off of my eating plan, I would feel like a big failure and give up. Often, these times were self-destructive where I was punishing myself with all types of foods and delicacies for not being a better Christian.

 The thing is, slipping off an eating plan really has no connection to whether a person is a good Christian or not. Christ doesn't just love us when we are thin. In fact, Jesus loves us in spite all our many, many shortcomings and has compassion for us. 

 He will take away our pain and self-loathing if we let Him. His grace is what saves us, not our clothing size.  So, when we slip, we need to dust ourselves back off and turn our lives over into the very capable hands of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He will be there for us even when we can't be there for ourselves!

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

Calling All Over Eaters Past and Present

Luke 5: 31 And Jesus answering said unto them, they that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. 32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

 I know when I was at my heaviest, I used to feel so worthless. I felt undeserving of Christ's grace, because I was so weak and had turned to food and showed no restraint. I felt like a horrible example of a Christian, which probably led to me acting that way, as well. 

 When I was withdrawing from family, friends, and Christ, I wasn't allowing Him to positively impact my life. My heart was filled with self-loathing which left little room for Christ, although I went through the motions. 

 What I've found out from Christ's healing my overeating and keeping the majority of the weight off for over 30 years, is that my body size had nothing to do with it. My excess weight is what I let get in the way of my relationship with my Savior. Once I started turning more of my life, my stress, my vices, my fear over into Christ's very capable hands, He showed me that He loved me just the way I am at any weight. The more I felt His love in my life, the more I was able to let go of the vices which worked a wedge in my relationship with my Savior. 

 So, I'm here today Calling All Over Eaters Past and Present. Christ wants a personal relationship with you whether you are thin or heavy, used to be thin or think you never will be. He's there to positively impact your lives and fill your heart with His love and assurance, so you never have to look for it elsewhere!

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

Being a Ducks-in-a Row Person

Matthew 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but My Father only.

Being a Ducks-in-a-Row person, there are times I wish I knew when the end of the world was. There have been so many hurricanes, floods, fires, earthquakes and other natural disasters this year that it gets me to wondering. I could worry myself silly over these things and eat to oblivion, but that's not what my Lord wants for me!

Christ tells us that we aren't supposed to know when the end is, so why do we try so hard to figure it out? I think it's like going to the dentist. I like him to explain what he's going to do before he does it, so that I don't worry so much while he's doing it. Christ did tell us in the Bible what's going to happen at the end, but there are so many, many different interpretations about it, that it could make your head spin.

What I've found that's helpful is putting all my focus on Christ. If the end is in six days, six weeks, months, years, decades, etc. and my focus in on Christ my Savior, then I will go to heaven. It doesn't say that those who figure out if or when there is a rapture, resurrection or second coming are going to heaven. The Bible doesn't say that only those who totally understand all the language of Revelation are going to heaven. It doesn't say we have to be perfect to go to heaven. It just says that we need to focus on Jesus Christ as our Savior and He will take care of the rest. Whenever I think of this, it calms down my tendency to want to get all my ducks-in-a-row!

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

Boy, Have I Deceived Myself

*1 John 1: 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 

 This passage gives me lots of room to contemplate some of the things I do. There are so many times I have said hateful or rude things to others, feeling fully justified by the actions of the other person. Then, in years past, I used to eat over it for days and days rather than be honest with myself.

 The thing is, when I turn these situations over to Christ's capable hands, I realize that I have been deceiving myself. No amount of rudeness deserves rudeness in return. Feeling justified by my actions is just Satan's trying to convince me that less than Christian behavior is acceptable, but it isn't. 

 Once I pray about these situations and turn them over to Christ's hands, I am less apt to respond with less than desirable behavior. The big thing is for me to start turning it over before I open my mouth, not after. Although it's not impossible, it's much more difficult to pick up the pieces after letting less than positive remarks come out of my mouth. 

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

Frustration!

*1 John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

I knew that the blog posts I had scheduled ahead where running out. I wanted to do some ahead, but when I got on my laptop, it wouldn't work correctly. I was worried that the blogs had been hacked into, because that happened two years ago, but that wasn't the case this time.

But during the time that the laptop was being checked out by our computer technician, I kept being frustrated about the blog posts running out and I couldn't do anything about it. When I get frustrated or worried, one of my big vices is to want to eat, but have learned that eating is a false god to me. It's something I turned to in times of stress, etc. instead of turning my frustrations and worries over to Christ's very capable hands.

I prayed about it and didn't eat. I tried to do a post on my Kindle, since my laptop was in the shop, but that didn't go as expected. The Kindle tries to substitute words that seem appropriate that are not the same words that I typed in. That leaves the potential that the blog posts would say things that don't make sense. I prayed about it again, I decided I needed to wait until I could complete my blog posts on my laptop. 

It turned out that the laptop just needed another power cord and it hadn't been hacked into. That was such a big relief. If I had eaten over the frustration I had about this, I would have had extra weight to contend with by the time I found out what was wrong with the computer.

 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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