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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When I Let Him, Christ Protects Me From Slip-Sliding into Old Patterns

When wisdom enters your heart, And knowledge is pleasant to your soul, Discretion will preserve you; Understanding will keep you, To deliver you from the way of evil, From the man who speaks perverse things, From those who leave the paths of uprightness To walk in the ways of darkness; Proverbs 2:10-13

 As I have said, that I take Bible passages from my daily Bible readings and try to apply them to my life to make them more meaningful to me. In this passage, I feel Christ is reminding me that when I make Him in control of my life, food, body, eating, stress, etc. it makes it easier for me to hear as Christ warns me of things that can lead me slip-sliding into old patterns.

 Before, when I was trying to be in control of my life and waved Christ off to the wings to wait and see if I needed His help, my life was chaotic and I was given to turning to food in times of stress and turmoil instead of to Him. Christ showed me that food had been a false god when I had done that. He also showed me that food and any other vices that I had were not pulling my strings when I turned to Jesus and allowed Him to be in control of my life, concerns, and vices. 

 He kept me from being sucked into a life focused on the comforts of food, but instead led me to know the comforts of protection from the old patterns I used to turn to. He doesn't only do this for me. He can do it for you, as well, if you ask Him and are open to letting Him be in control of your life, eating, body, stress, etc. 

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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