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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What If We Don't Want to Walk in the Light?

1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.


I don't know about you, but every now and there, there are times that creep up on me where I do everything possible to not walk in the light. That appalls me to say that, but it really is true! There are times when I get wrapped up in my own little world, my desires, etc. and really don't want to focus on the needs of others, because I am too busy licking my own wounds.

 I'm wondering if times like this are more when I'm feeling frumpy, where I've been lax on my eating program and my clothes are getting snug. What I've found, in the past, when I start to gain any weight it is almost always related to being sloppy with my eating which means that I've also been sloppy with my relationship with Christ. 

 That's the part that's the worst. Christ has done so very much for me, not to mention the weight loss and His allowing the vast majority of the 80 pounds lost to stay off for over 30 years. It angers me that I allowed myself to slip back into that old pattern that Satan so carefully dangles in front of us Christians! I bought it hook line and sinker without really taking time to think about what I was doing! I'm so sorry and have to ask Christ for His forgiveness. Fortunately, He freely forgives anytime that we ask Him. 1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.


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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Praying for Others With Weight Problems

Ephesians 5:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

I know this isn't exactly what this Bible Passage is really about, but many of my blog posts are about how I apply particular Bible Passages in my life. When I was grossly overweight, I used to be secretly pleased when the former cheerleaders gained weight. I got some distorted pleasure out of this, which I'm ashamed to admit, but want to be honest with readers.

 When God allowed the miracle of an over 80 pound weight loss for me, when I gave up and finally allowed God to be in control of my eating, food, body, life and stress, I rethought this. I no longer felt pleased when I saw former cheerleaders who were overweight. For that fact, I didn't feel pleasure when I saw anyone overweight. I knew what pain being overweight caused and how it negatively impacts a person's self-esteem and interactions with others. 

 God showed me that I needed to be prayerful for them, that they too, would come to know God and would feel His healing touch in their lives.  Now, I only feel empathy, not pity for others who are overweight, because I know what it's like. I also feel drawn to these people, because I feel that many of those who are overweight are some of the most sensitive, caring and creative people. We should not just pray for them, but also be friendly and welcoming to them. 

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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What Do I Know?

And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but the power of God. 1 Corinthians 2: 4-5

 What do I know? That's a really good question! I'm not a nutritionist or a doctor or fitness instructor or a minister. So, why do I find myself qualified to post on the Christian Overeaters Past and Present Blog? I guess it's because I have been a Christian Overeater. When I'm actively turning my food, body, eating and stress over to God, most of those compulsive overeating behaviors are in the past. When I get sloppy with my relationship with Christ, I tend to fall back into old compulsive overeating patterns and also forget to turn my food, body, eating and stress over to God.

 Do I have all the answers? No, but God does! So, what exactly can I share with other overeaters that might be beneficial in their weight loss journey. Well, nothing specific from me, because my weight loss of 80+ pounds and the vast majority of it staying off for over 30 years came from God, but not from me. Actually, I had given up ever losing weight. I had been overweight most of my life and had tried almost every diet around and some two and three times. I tried fad diets, group diets, exercise classes and I even had acupuncture staples put in my ears all for the sake of losing weight. Did any of them work? Well, I lost several pounds on several of them, but quickly gained the weight back plus more than I started with.

 It wasn't until I got to the point I sat on my bed and told God I gave up, that things ever changed. I told Him that if Be wanted me to ever be thin, He'd have to do it, because I couldn't. The funny thing is, when I gave up trying, that's when God took over. You may wonder why that is, which is a really good question. Although I can't speak for God, as I've prayerfully pondered this over the years, I think that when I told God that I had given up was the first time I had ever given up control. I obviously had control issues. As I was thinking about this, I remember all those years asking God to help ME lose the weight. Every time I was asking God to help ME, I was really asking Him to help Me be in control of everything and He was just supposed to stay in the background unless I needed help with something.

 Once I gave up and turned it over to God, He had so many amazing things happen to me. That very same day I said the prayer giving up, God took the urge to eat large quantities of food away. He made it where particular foods, especially sweets and carbs no longer called my name. I never expected this to happen, but when I turned it over to God, everything fell into place. He had many lessons for me along the way. A major one was that I had made food a false god in my life and was turning to food for comfort in times of stress instead of to God. If you want to read more of the lessons God's shown me over the years go to Christian Overeaters Past and Present Support.

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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Holding Grudges

James 5:9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. 

Boy, oh boy, can I ever hold a grudge. I can remember when people said or did things to me going back to when I was a little child. The sad thing is, if we are handling things from our childhood, our behavior and actions often reflect that of someone that age.

 When I was a child, I usually ate when I was hurt. I felt like I was unlovable, because I was overweight and that's why someone did or said something hurtful to me. Then, I would eat even more to comfort the pain I felt. It led to a vicious cycle where I turned to food for comfort. It was many years later, when Christ showed me that I had allowed food to become a false god in my life, because I turned to food for comfort rather than turning to Him.

 Once I started turning my hurts, grudges, and disappointments along with any worries I might have, over to Christ's very capable hands, I no longer had a need to hold on to these grudges. I no longer felt unlovable, because Christ loves me enough that He gave His life for me, so I could join Him someday in heaven. He did that for you as well,  and can heal you if you'd only ask Him to be an active part of your life.

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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Taming the Tongue

James 3:8 But the tongue can no man tame, it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

 I wish I could tell you how many times I've responded back to someone sarcastically, but I would be very embarrassed if I knew that number. Additionally, I've eaten over feeling bad about making those remarks, as well. Sure we need to tame the tongue from over eating, but also for letting rude and spiteful things fly out of our mouths that often hurt the feeling of others. At the very least, they make us a poor example of being  the Christian that Christ wants us to be on His behalf.

 The thing that astounds me about this is that I don't like it when others are sarcastic or rude to people. Why in the world would I engage in such behavior? I also find that when I've done something on this level, I quite often feel vindicated for my comments. Fortunately for me, Christ doesn't, because almost every time, I am given the feeling that I should apologize for what I've just said. 

 I get so frustrated with myself when I find that I've said something that was less than supportive of another. All I can do is pray and ask Christ to heal my heart and theirs. I really should ask Christ to heal my tongue, because these things will sometimes slip out before I even think about what I'm saying. I should add this to my daily prayers!


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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The Woulda, Shoulda, Coulda's

Acts 15: 11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

It's easy to feel that Jesus might become aware of all our many faults in comparison to some who seem very pious and give up on us, but He never will. Actually, the ball is in our court. We can turn our back on Jesus, but He will never turn His back on us. We can lead a worldly, self-serving life for years not focused on Christ, but He welcomes us back with open arms when we realize who our Savior is. Now, if that isn't grace, I don't know what is!

The thing is, some people try to play the angles on this. They figure they will try to lead a worldly, self-serving life and when they have sowed their wild oats, they plan to turn back to Christ when they are finished, but there is a BIG flaw in that plan!!!

None of us knows what tomorrow will bring. If something were to happen to us and we pass away before we turned back to our Savior, no amount of the woulda, shoulda, coulda's is going to help. It's too late! Although the life of the worldy may have a big draw on us, we have to set our priorities straight. I want to go to heaven some day through Jesus' saving grace and don't want to find out I waited too long! How about you???

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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He Loved Me Long Before I Loved Him

1 John 4: 19 We love Him, because He first loved us.

This is a pretty amazing Bible verse when you come to think of it. Jesus loved me long before I loved Him. He loved me enough to give His life for me, despite all my sinful ways. He loved me despite my turning to food as a false god for comfort instead of turning to Him.  

He loved me even though I've given into the temptations of gossiping about others, but He never gave up on me. No matter what our vices are, He knows them and loves us. He also knows what we can be if we'd love Him too, the same way He loves us.

He's shown me over the years as He's healed so many of my vices.  I wish I could say that I don't back track sometimes, but that wouldn't be the truth, but Jesus still loves me. He never gives up on me and will heal me from my vices if I only let Him.

Aiming for the Light Amidst the Darkness of Temptations

1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.

Even though Christ has allowed me to loose over 80 pounds and to keep the vast majority of it off for over 30 years, I know that I am a sinful human being. I know that sometimes when I get overwhelmed, or I'm bored, or I'm being arrogant, I forget how subtly Satan works to real me in with temptations like food, self-righteousness, and worldly ways. 

If I remember to stay focused on the Light of Jesus Christ, He will protect me and refocus me should I slip into those temptations. If I feel that I'm slipping into old behaviors, all I have to do is pray and ask Christ to take care of it and He does. 

I can't tell you how many times that I've over done it at a buffet or I've eaten half of a bag of tortilla chips and want to eat the rest that I turn to the Light of Jesus and ask Him to save me from myself and He does every single time. He will do it for you too, if you turn to your Savior, the Light of the World in times of darkness of temptations.

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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Was I a Slacker?

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Jesus wasn't a slacker, but I sure was. Jesus's birth, betrayal, mocking, death, and resurrection were all foretold in the Bible 100s of years before He was born. He kept every single one of His promises. Actually, I was so very impressed by this, I felt led to create the blog: How to Know Jesus Is God's Son. 

 Have I done my part to show my thankfulness for all He's done? No! Unfortunately, I've been a slacker big time! I am reluctant to share my faith with others even have He's blessed me with loosing over 80 pounds and keeping the vast majority of it off for over 30 years. 

Sure, I write these Christian blogs that I feel led to create, but there is a very low risk with that. People can either chose to read it or not, but I hope they do. It when I'm face to face with someone else. I have great difficulty trying to explain how He has touched my life in so many ways that go far beyond His allowing me the weight loss. Why am I such a slacker? I think it all boils down to not wanting anyone to reject me. Fortunately for me, Jesus didn't say, "I don't think I want to go through with the crucifixion, because I don't like being rejected. I know my supposed friend, Judas, is going to betray Me, the guards are going to mock Me and they are going to kill Me, because they don't believe that I am the Son of God. If that isn't rejection I don't know what is!" 

I am so very blessed our Savior was willing to give His life for my sins, despite my reluctance. He never gives up on me, either. He wants me to become the Christian He knows I can be. I need to continue to be more prayerful about being open to Jesus will in my life and to quit being such a slacker!

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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