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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I Was Letting the Chaos Control Things!

1 Corinthians 14:33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

Things had gone fairly well after Dad's death, or so I thought. I was calm as a cucumber until something with the funeral required my attention and then I'd come all unglued! That really wasn't fair to my poor husband who took up the slack for me, at those times.

 I was living in this deceptive world that everything was fine. That's what I told everyone. That's what I thought, but Christ would show me that wasn't exactly how everything was! Then, came the day before the funeral. The previous days were no walk in the park, but my husband was handling most of the details. 

 I had several calls one right after another from the cemetery trying to get the paperwork just right for my dad's headstone. I had someone calling me from the Hospice trying to be a support to me in my time of grief. Did I utilize their help? No! I said I was fine and tried to listen for a little while, but had to call back family members with pertinent information about the funeral taking place the next day. I think I bordered on being rude and have since written an apology, because I didn't mean to take it out on the person on the other end of the line. I called my husband in near tears, beside myself. Was there anything major that I had to do? Not really, but it sure felt like it. I'm very blessed that my husband came home from his volunteer work to help me with the constant phone calls. 

 Then, there was the point where Christ allowed me to take stock of how I was masking my feelings and taking them out on other people. I hadn't been eating properly and was letting my moods get out of whack! This wasn't what Christ wanted in my life. He is not the author of confusion, but of peace! He calmed my nerves over and over again and continues to remind me to turn them over to 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

Sliding Down That Slippery Slope and Not Caring

Deuteronomy 4: 29 But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find Him. If thou seek Him with all thy heart and with all thy soul. 30 When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto His Voice: 31 (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) He will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which He sware unto them.  

I had signed the paperwork for them to put my dad on Hospice, as he requested, but I couldn't help but feel guilty long after I had done so. I kept telling myself, that's what Dad wanted me to do, but it didn't feel any better. 

 I started eating and eating, but it didn't matter to me, even though I knew I shouldn't be doing it. It's like I was trying to punish myself for signing the papers. I was trying to make myself miserable and I was doing a good job of it!

 I had severe headaches for several days and I think it had a large part to do with all this self-imposed guilt I felt for signing the papers. Papers that I just couldn't sign without asking the nurses to ask Dad to make sure that he wanted this extra Hospice support and he told them yes. But I kept trying to punish myself and then, like a light shining through the darkness! I prayed and prayed and asked Christ to heal me, to forgive me, to give me the willingness to let Him heal me and He did!!!!! 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

So, Are We Better Than Common Criminals?

Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. Remember the prisoners as if chained with them-those who are mistreated-since you yourselves are in the body also. Hebrews 13:2-3

 So, are we better than common criminals? The answer is no! It amazes me of how easily we have deluded ourselves to thinking we are better than others by comparison to someone who seems to be in a worse state.  I'm not that heavy, because, at least, I don't weigh as much as so and so!

 Yeah, I may have fudged on my taxes some, but at least I'm not as bad as those common criminals in jail. We are reminded through this verse that we are all in the body [of Christ.] It appears to me, that Christ doesn't want us getting high-minded thinking that we are better than them. 

 This isn't just saying that we shouldn't think that we are better than others, but to befriend some who look less than desirable, because who knows, for by so doing some have entertained angels. How are we going to have these experiences that Christ puts in our lives if we are too busy judging others?

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

Selling Out

Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. Hebrews 12:14-16

  Unfortunately, I think I've sold out for food more times than I would ever like to remember! I have done deceitful things to get a larger portion of some food that appealed to me. I have lied about what I ate and didn't eat and how much I ate. I have tried to gloss over why the total quantity of some food like pie was far less than should have been and even did this to my kids, who didn't really care what I ate, but I still lied.

 What's worse than that, I was not only lied to my children, my spouse, and myself, but I tried to lie to God. Of course, God always knows the truth. I have no idea why I tried to convince Him into believing my lame stories for eating most of the pie and squishing the rest down with my hand, so that it looked like more pie remained than there actually was.

 I sold out my Christian ethics and for what???? Food! Fortunately, Christ changed all of that for me when He showed me that food had become a false god to me. I had been turning to food and the comfort it gave me in times of stress, etc. instead of turning to my Lord and Savior for comfort. After showing me this, He showed me how eating, overeating, concealing the overeating, planning my eating, planning my future thinness, etc. were controlling my life and the only way to free myself was to turn my food, body, eating, and stress over to Christ's very capable hands. Once I did, He took over and allowed an 80+ weight loss in which the vast majority of the weight has stayed off for over 30 years. That's all from putting this and all my other shortcomings in Christ's very capable hands. If He can do this for me, He can certainly do the same for you, if you ask Him to and ask Him for the willingness to let Him cure 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

Losing Weight, but I Can't Take Credit

John 20: 31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God: and that believing ye might have life through His name. 

I have spending so much time worrying and fretting over doing the tasks at hand, that I haven't been really paying attention much to my eating. I think that of late, I've been eating most meals, but just eat what I need to keep my body going and don't fantasize over meals. 

 Although I haven't weighed, I can tell that some of my clothes are looser than they were. I can tell I'm not spending much time thinking about what would be good to snack on in the evenings or at other times.

 Additionally, I'm trying to Christ to get me through all the tasks at hand, although I tend to revert back to the I's and Me's, at times-like I know better than God. Fortunately, He gets me through the difficult times, even when I'm not taking care of myself. 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

Having Peace

John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

I guess I don't know how to relax and enjoy having the peace that Christ gives me. It's funny, I have read an article that tells how kids are kept so busy going from one activity to another, that they don't know how to handle not having activities. They don't know how to relax. They don't know how to handle peace.

Well, it's been easy for me to see when youth are too over involved, but I have been oblivious when it comes to me. I've been too involved in trying to deal with  the tribulation of my dad's decline and death, that I don't know to handle it when Christ provides peace. I don't know how to just trust Him, instead of me trying to make all the best decisions, which means I'm creating my own turmoil. 

Sometimes, I eat because I'm not allowing myself the peace that Christ gives and sometimes I'm really not eating often enough or regularly enough. All of this, again tell's me I'm not trusting Christ the way I should be. I'm still in the I's and Me's and figure that I am the only one who can make the right decisions, but I'm really wrong. Actually, almost every decision I have made has proven to not be the best and Christ always gave me a much better decision that benefited everyone involved more than any decisions I had made. I need to be prayerful about being willing to relax and being willing to accept the peace that Christ gives.

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

Worrying

John 10: 27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me: 28 And I give unto them eternal life: and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand.

I'm not exactly sure what I am going to write, but when I saw this Bible passage, I knew it was the one I needed to use for this post. Why? I'm not certain, at this point, but know Christ will show me by the time I finish typing.

 I think it might have something to do that I keep thinking, thinking, thinking, in the day and in the night ever since Dad was  put on Hospice and passed a week later. When I think too much, I keep getting sharp pains in my head. Sometimes, they keep me up for hours during the night, but I usually don't get headaches.  

 I just realized what the focus of this post is about and hope I do justice to what Christ just had in my mind. All the thinking, is worry. All the pains are drawing attention to my worrying too much and not trusting Christ through this. I have said for years that worry is like you're saying to God, "I don't exactly trust you're going to take care of me, so I'm going to worry until I figure out how to solve it." Well, that's what I must be doing when I'm thinking, thinking, thinking until I get pains in my head. I'm not trusting Christ to guide me through the things that need to be done. I'm not trusting Christ to give me the right decisions on what to do with Dad's possessions and finances, so I'm worrying about it, when, in fact, Christ has shown me exactly what to do with these situations in ways that are much better than I ever thought of.  Christ is showing me that I need to turn and listen to His voice, instead of staying in my head and worrying about everything! What a relief! Now, I need to pray for the willingness to do this!

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

He That Cometh to Me shall Never Hunger...

John 6: 33 For the bread of God is He which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. 34 Then said they unto Him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. 35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to Me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on Me shall never thirst. 

These are pretty amazing words, although I was thinking of it in a different way right now. After Dad's death, I tried to all the things that needed to be done in one day. I worked all day until late in the night, barely stopping to eat, which is unusual for me.

It didn't matter that I skipped meals, there was no way that I could possibly get everything done in one day, although I really gave it my best shot. When I get into the I's and Me's thinking, I'm not focusing on Christ's will for me. He wouldn't want me ignoring my family or eating to get this all done. In fact, most days when I worked so hard at trying to get it all done, I ended up with the pains in my head. 

It's a good indicator that I needed to let go of the I's and Me's and what I had planned, what I wanted to get done and listen when Christ lets me know that it was enough for now. I needed to trust the instincts that He gives me rather than push right through on my own timing.

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

Pains in My Head and Relief from Christ

Matthew 11: 28 Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.

I always got frustrated when I would see shows or hear of people being money-grubby after the loss of a family member. I never wanted to be this way, but Dad left the money in my name, I think knowing that I would disperse it like he would have wanted.

 The thing is, when I was dealing with how to do this with minimal instruction from my dad before he passed, it would weigh on me and go through my mind over and over, trying to make the right decisions on Dad's behalf. Inevitably, I would get pains in my head.

 One time, I thought it was because I hadn't had enough salt, since my cardiologist told me that I don't tend to get enough. So, I, having a tendency to overcompensate, ate about half a bag or so of tortilla chips. Not only did I still have the pains in my head, but my stomach didn't feel so good, either.  I have found that when I get the pains in my head when dealing with my dad's finances or possessions, I have to keep turning it over to Christ, Who doesn't want me to worry about things. If I turned more things over into His very capable hands, I probably wouldn't get the pains in my head. 

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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