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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Comparing Myself to Others

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.

When I was extremely overweight, I compared myself to others and always fell short. My sagging self-esteem wouldn't allow me to acknowledge any positive qualities I might possess. I felt inadequate on every level.

As a Christian, if I compare myself to other Christians, I will always fall short. There are always some who are more dedicated, contribute more, and are on every  church committee, but I'm not so sure that's what Christ is looking for. For in this verse it says: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God, so that includes the people I compared myself to.

The last part of Romans 3:23 says: Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. So, Christ isn't waiting for us to be perfect. He isn't comparing us with other Christians that we think are more worthy of His love. He loves us all. That's why He suffered, died, was buried and rose again, so that all who love Him as their Savior could join Him in heaven, not all who seem more dedicated, contribute more, and are on every  church committee. What have you got to loose? Quit waiting for perfection and choose to love Christ now, because He loves us the way we are.

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

A Strange Connection

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

I know that this may seem like a strange connection with this Bible verse, but I feel led to share it with you anyway, since I try to apply the passages I read in the Bible to my daily life. When I read it a few minutes ago, it reminded me of how when I was very overweight, I thought that everyone else was better than I was and that I was undeserving of friendship, kindness, respect, etc.

 I looked forward to the day when I would have a thin body and those same people would treat me as a friend, be kind, and respect me and my ideas. The thing is, it's somewhat like those who want to be Christians, who think that when they act like those they see whom they feel are more dedicated to their faith, they will become Christians, as well. They feel undeserving.

 The strange thing is, none of us is deserving, including those who appear to have their act together. When Christ allowed me to loose over 80 pounds, I was the same person I always was. I was always deserving of friendship, kindness, respect, etc. even at my highest weight. It's the same for our faith in Christ. Even at the worst point in our lives, Christ's through His grace welcomes us into His Christian family of believers. We don't have to look or act a particular way, because we are all sinners and are undeserving. Through Christ's grace, He welcomes us all and we don't have to wait until some future date when we might be better prepared. He loves us now, so much so that He gave His life for us and rose from the grave to save us from our sins. He is not waiting until we meet some perfectionististic criteria we might have to become a Christian, we just have to love Him as our Savior. Don't wait for perfection, because Christ is the only perfection there is. Why wait?

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

Must Not be Good for Me

Matthew 5: 15Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. 

I woke up this morning and my mouth tasted terrible! I had brushed my teeth last night, so I wondered what caused it to still taste so bad. I went through everything I had eaten yesterday. I had oatmeal for breakfast. I had healthy soup that I had made and ate it for lunch. Oh, I forgot that my husband had gotten a pizza and I ate an extra large slice of that. 

 Sure the top of the pizza looked healthy, since it had a few veggies strewn here and there. At the moment, it seemed like good choice, because it was easy. I didn't have to think about what to do except for getting a salad ready to eat with it, but was it worth it?

 The reason this passage is here is that I feel when I am eating healthy and making appropriate life style choices, it's my way of letting what Christ did for me shine. When I'm being a poor example of how He works in my life, it's like I'm not giving recognition or credit to Christ for allowing me to lose over 80 pounds and allowing me to keep off the vast majority of the weight for over 30 years. Obviously, the pizza wasn't that good for me in several ways. Not only did my mouth taste terrible, even after brushing, I wasn't being a good example and wasn't glorifying God for all He's done in my 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

So Sad...

Luke 12:15 And He said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Yesterday, I had some trying things happen. Someone tried to call a relative an implied that my dad had left an inheritance like through life insurance when he passed away. I tried to check it out, but it really wasn't true. Somehow they were able to make the initial call and make it look like it was from a credible insurance company, but they had no record of my dad.

At first, it made me frustrated that there are people out there that prey on the family of the deceased and try to get vital information in order to try to either scam the family or to do Identity Theft with the information of the deceased. Then, I realized that it was exactly two months from the date that my dad had passed away and it made me sad that these people were doing this to take advantage of my dad on that day.

After this, I wanted to eat, since it was later than I usually eat dinner. I ate something quick but sufficient enough, but still felt hungry. I briefly realized that my hunger had more to do with the stressful situation and missing my dad, but I still felt HUNGRY! Knowing this, I tried to pick something healthy. I picked a salad. At first, I was going to use the fattening dressing, but decided to use the vinegar and oil that I know is healthier. Fortunately for me, Christ got me through all of this, but it still saddens me when I think of all of this-not because there isn't an inheritance, because that doesn't matter-it's only money. It has more to do with the people trying to taking advantage of my dad after he had already passed away.  

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

What Good Was It?

Mark 8: 36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

The funny thing is, I really was looking for a Bible verse that had the word "fit" in it, because it tied into the idea that my pants were too tight and didn't fit well after eating two whole bags of peanuts at the baseball game. Instead, the fit portion of "profit" came up, but I felt like this is the verse I'm really supposed to be talking about.

I think it's that I keep chasing after worldly things like food, etc. instead of always focusing on what is really important. So, if I obtain the food I want, the size I want to be, the attention from others I admire, what's it matter if I loose my own soul?

None of these things matters when it comes down to it. Jesus loves me the way I am whether my pants fit or not, whether I ate two bags of peanuts at the ball came or not, whether anyone I admire approves of me or not. What matters is whether Christ approves of me and is that my goal? I need to be prayerful about all of this, because I feel Christ is trying to show me that it doesn't pay to get caught up in worldly things!

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

Setting Myself Up for Failure

Galatians 6: 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. 9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

I recently went to a baseball game with a group from my church. They had a special price that included all the food you can eat from particular noted vendors at the ball park. I had done this before with the church and found it a special treat to get to eat all the peanuts I wanted with the special package deal. I read the email from the person arranging the outing and was REALLY disappointed that they didn't have peanuts in the list of foods that this package deal covered.  I was later told that the food package had been altered somewhat to include dessert. This peaked my interest. I got to see that the new list of foods did include peanuts.

Prior to going to the game, I told myself that I could eat all the peanuts I wanted. Yeah! I walked through all the vendors a couple of times to find the correct vendor to get the peanuts and took two bags and asked my husband to get two bags in case I wanted more. Talk about setting yourself up for failure! After eating my bratwurst, I proceeded to eat my first bag of peanuts. It was O.K., but did I stop? No, I started eating the second bag of peanuts. I realized mid-way through that second bag that I really wasn't interested in eating any more. Did I stop? No, I told myself that since I wasn't going to eat the included ice cream I could have gotten, that I deserved to eat the rest of the second bag of peanuts. When I read this passage, it made me think that I was sowing of the flesh instead of focusing on the game and the wonderful company from others from my church.

I think I got what I deserved! I had swollen toes through the night, something I rarely, if ever, have. My balance was off during the night more than it usually is. 

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

Cookie Grace

Acts 20:32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

Have you ever been with someone who is low blood sugar and you tried to remind them of why that is happening? It's not one of my better choices in life.  Now, I can understand this, because I have Hypoglycemia and when I eat processed sugar, like in ice cream, or skip a meal, I get low blood sugar.

Sometimes it's easy when you think you understand these things, that you can enlighten other people to spare them future anguish, but that's not generally how it goes. I was around someone who was showing signs of low blood sugar. I call it the Cranky-Crabbies and have been guilty of this myself more times than I would like to admit.

Well, this time, I tried to explain the reason they were feeling so frustrated with everything had more to do with all the cookies they had eaten a little earlier than what was actually going on at the time. BIG mistake! That person not only didn't listen to what I shared, so they could better understand, they got upset with me. At that point, I prayed for Christ to give me Cookie Grace, so the other person and I could both move forward and for this to not be something that harmed our future interactions. (If you like this, I have other posts of this nature on Christs Grace Abounds)

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

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. Hebrews 13:8

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. 

I sure wasn't the same yesterday, today and forever! I was running around like a chicken with their head cut off. I was frantic, at times, and lethargic and irritable at others.   I didn't think I felt that way,..............................but I was wrong!!!!

 Fortunately for me, no matter how much I was trying to mask the pain of my Dad's death it was slowly creeping up and I had modeled how out of control I real was.  I am so very glad that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. Hebrews 13:8  He's the one I needed to lean on. I couldn't lean on through all of this and He never deserted me! Additionally, he made my husband so understanding through all of this. He was an immense help!

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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