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:

If you REALLY want to read how Christ helped me throughout this weight loss and even when I was tempted, you should read some of the 100's of previous posts on https://christianovereaterssupport.blogspot.com/

Not Being in Alignment in the Ways that Truly Matter!

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.

 I'm very grateful for all Christ has done for me over the years. He allowed me to have an 80+ pound weight loss and to keep the vast majority of the weight off for over 30 years. That said, I have learned in the process that my relationship with Christ is vitally important, not only to keep my weight off, but to maintain the peace that He gives me when stressful issues and temptations arise. I don't ever want to go back to living without that daily peace. 

 That's why my daily relationship with my Lord, reading the Bible daily, and being prayerful in all things is not something I take lightly. When I see that my weight is elevated and doesn't seem to budge, despite what I'm doing, something isn't in alignment which lets me know I need to be prayerful about where I'm being lax. Maybe I'm zipping through my reading of the Bible or my prayers or both. Maybe I'm trying to be in control of my life, my stress, my food, my eating instead of turning it over to Christ's very capable hands.

 All I know is when I have times like this, when I focus more on my relationship with Christ in all areas mentioned above, instead of trying to control the issues mentioned, things seem to fall back into place. My main focus has to be my main relationship with Christ and with that, all the rest seems to fall into place. Fortunately for me, Christ shows me through my weight that I need to be more aligned. Otherwise, I could carry on down a self-destructive path and not realize it. I'm very blessed, but so are you! If He can do this for me, He can also do it for you, too, if you let Him.

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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