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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Jesus Turned Me Around in My Tracks, Because I Wasn't Listening

Turn at My rebuke; Surely I will pour out My Spirit on you; I will make My Words known to you. Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out My hand and no one regarded, Because you disdained all My counsel, And would have none of My rebuke, I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your terror comes, When your terror comes like a storm, And your destruction comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. Then they will call on Me, but I will not answer; They will seek Me diligently, but they will not find Me. Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the Lord, They would have none of My counsel And despised My every rebuke. Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, And be filled to the full with their own fancies. For the turning away of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them; But whoever listens to Me will dwell safely, And will be secure, without fear of evil. Proverbs 1:23-33

 This is a heavy Bible passage, but one of the things I like to do when I read the Bible is to try to apply it to my life and situation whenever possible. The evil in my application of this passage is the way that I let Satan have hold of me, my moods, my actions toward others, and my self-esteem when I was engaged in compulsive overeating.

 Christ tried to let me know that the more I got caught up in excessive eating, sweets, etc., I was drifting further and further away from my relationship with Him. Sure, I would ask God to help me lose the weight, help me be thin, help me with this stressful situation, and help me be a better parent and family member. If you notice, in all of these prayers, I was asking God to help me. I wasn't turning my food, my body, my stress and my interactions with my family into Christ's very capable hands. I wasn't giving up control and still wanted to be in charge, because I thought I knew best. While I was in the midst of trying to maintain that control, Christ let me wallow in the mess I was making of my life, because I wouldn't listen to Him and request to focus on Him.

 It wasn't until I had tried a bazillion different diets only to gain more weight back than I ever had before, I sat on my bed defeated and prayed. I said something like, "God, I give up. I've tried all these diets and I just can't do it. If You ever want me to be thin, You'll have to take care of it, because I can't." The funny thing is, it was that very same afternoon that Christ took away my urge of eating large amounts of food away from me. I was no longer called by sugary treats, excessive carbs and sneaky eating. I do have to admit that some of these will come back temporarily, because Satan doesn't want to give up on trying to undermine Christians and knows where our weaknesses are which seems to happen when I'm slipping back in trying to be in control again. When that happens, Christ tugs on my heart by letting me know what I'm doing and once I turn the control back into Christ's very capable hands, instead of Satan's or mine, God is again in control of my food, body, eating, stress, family, and life and everything goes much smoother in good times and in bad.

 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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