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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There Was a Point That I Didn't Want to Be Redeemed

Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14 Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

I hate to say this, but there was a point that I didn't want to be redeemed from all iniquity. Sure, I wanted to go to heaven to be with Jesus Christ, but I didn't want to give anything up to get there. As the old saying goes, I wanted my cake and to eat it too! I wanted to live in my old sinful ways, turning to food as a false god, although I didn't really realize that was what I was doing. Then, Jesus showed me that when I was stressed or worried, I would turn to food for comfort instead of turning to Him for comfort. 

It was a harsh pill to swallow when I finally admitted that's exactly what I was doing. Unfortunately, I didn't do it as soon as I was aware of it. I had to test it out, but Jesus was right. That's exactly what I was doing. Once I started turning to Jesus in times of stress or worry, I no longer felt the need to overeat, although I would backslide sometimes, testing it out. I guess there's a part of me that didn't want to give up the overeating, the desserts, etc. unless it was truly happening, but it was!

Jesus could have easily turned His back on me for being so arrogant in spite of all He had done for me. He had given His life as a ransom for mine and for yours, as well. Here, I  was trying to see if I could still be actively involved in my worldly lusts and yet be the Christian He wanted me to, be free of false gods. I found that the more I focused on Christ's will for me, the desserts and other foods no longer called my name. Fortunately, He redeemed me from this, even though I fought hard against it and He never gave up on me in the process. I am so very blessed!

Because these posts are examples of how I've applied these Bible verses to my life, they don't necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the Bible verse. Debbie

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