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/

I Never Want to Go Back to the Way It Was

Mark 15:28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And He was numbered with the transgressors. 

This Bible verse is talking about when they nailed Jesus, our Lord and Savior, on the cross with a criminal  on either side.  I was thinking that even in His death, Christ was in the midst of other sinners, although He was sinless, but chose to suffer the punishment of sinners, so that those who love Him could join Him in heaven.

 Well, as a person with compulsive overeating tendencies, I am very aware of my sinful nature. Fortunately for me, Christ showed me many years ago that when I turn to food in times of stress or joy, I was making food a false god in my life. I had been turning to food for consolation instead of turning to Christ. This made a major difference in my life, the likes I can not fully express.

 Not only did Christ allow me a 80+ pound weight loss, with the vast majority of it staying off for over 30 years, but He changed my life in so many ways. In addition to the weight loss, Christ gave me a sense of peace that is there with me through the day, especially when I start my mornings out with prayer and reading from my Bible daily. This has made a monumental difference in the way my days start out and I never want to go back to the way they used to be!

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

Am I Bringing Forth more Fruit?

John 15: 1 I am the true vine, and My Father is the husbandman. 2 Every branch in Me that beareth not fruit He taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, He purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 

Christ has had many significant things happen in my life and has shown me that He is right there beside me through them. He has shown me ways to grow in my daily Faith Walk with Him, but am I bearing fruit?

 I recently shared with someone about how Christ allowed me to loose 80+ pounds and to keep the vast majority of it off for over 30 years. I knew this person was a Christian before I shared my story with her, something I almost never do. Sure, I share things with others through my blogs, but that is a very low risk form of sharing. If people don't like what I say, they can click off of the blog and I would be none the wiser.

 I felt really led to share this information, but maybe it's because I didn't think I would be met with rejection. At first, she was very supportive of what I said, but it seems to have changed over the months. I feel that this person feels resentful toward me. Of course, I am sitting in the background trying to figure out every thing I might have done or said to offend her, but it's of no use. I even tried to apologize for something that I thought might have offended her. I need to just back off and pray for Christ to heal her heart. I just don't want to be doing things that are counterproductive to bearing fruit for Christ. Maybe, I should just stick to my podcasts and blogs.

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

Do I Flee When the Going Gets Rough?

Matthew 26: 56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook Him, and fled. 

This Bible passages is talking about when the soldiers captured Jesus to take Him in for questioning after Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples have just betrayed Him. To top that off, His other disciples fled. It makes me think, Do I flee when the going gets rough?

I wish I could say No, without a doubt I stay true and focused on Jesus, who has done so very much for me, but I'm often very weak. There are times when I have an opportunity to share how Christ allowed me to have an 80+ pound weight loss and keep the vast majority of the weight off for over 30 years. I feel truly blessed, but find that I sometimes shy away from sharing this wonderful miracle with others.

I tell myself that I'm being humble, but that's not always the case. I know that when I share this miracle with others, I am faced with telling how Christ did this miracle in my life and I sometimes avoid this if I feel others may not respond positively to this information. That makes me just the same as the disciples who fled when Jesus needed their support the most. I need to be prayerful about being more willing to share how Christ has worked 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

I Didn't Listen and Zipped Through This Passage

Luke 17: 3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. 4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. 

All too many times, I didn't listen and zipped through this passage. I mentally said, "O.K. I know that I'm supposed to forgive others, but did I really do that?" Well, if the truth be told, I went through the motions of forgiving others, but didn't totally.
Maybe I forgave people of some things, but I can remember the frustration and pain I felt every time someone made a negative comment about my weight over the years.

 I still remember a relative who came up to me, about 40 years ago and told me that I looked like I was gaining weight. I thought that was such an insensitive thing to tell me. Didn't that person think that I had eyes and could tell that I was gaining weight? Didn't that person realize that was a hurtful thing to share with me? Didn't that person realize that I have more value than what my physical size was?

 It's time I let go of this, because this person passed away a few years after that comment. The sad thing is that I have let the negative things people that people have said to me over the years, tell me who I am and what my worth is. Jesus Christ shows me I am of much more value than my size. He loved me enough to give His life for me no matter whether I was thin, heavy, or somewhere in between. He did the same for you, so we need to both forgive those who have said insensitive things to us in the past and become the person Christ knows we can be!

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

My Apologies to My Most Dedicated Viewers

And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto Him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, they say unto Him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.  Now Moses in the Law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest Thou?  This they said, tempting Him, that they might have to accuse Him.  But Jesus stooped down, and with His finger wrote on the ground, as though He heard them not.  So when they continued asking Him, He lifted up Himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.  And again He stooped down, and wrote on the ground.  And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone; and the woman standing in the midst.  When Jesus had lifted up Himself, and saw none but the woman, He said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers?  hath no man condemned thee?  She said, No man, Lord.  And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.  Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the Light of the World: He that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the Light of Life.  John, Chapter 8, verses 3-12.

This is a strange post to explain.  Over the last year, I had gotten lots of post views from a particular site. After seeing their site listed consistently, I clicked on their site, so I could thank them for their loyal viewing. What I found when I viewed their site were lots of very explicit pictures of personal anatomy. I immediately contacted the host of my blog to ask that the site be blocked from my blog.
I later realized, that I possibly didn't respond appropriately. I remembered the above passage where Jesus didn't condemn the woman they were going to stone for her adultery. If Christ can forgive her, and He forgives me all my many sins, who am I to judge others?
It made me realize that sometimes people are being trafficked against their will. Also, there are people who get involved in these careers, because they have no way to provide for their families. Who am I to limit their ability to get information about how much Jesus Christ our Savior loves us no matter what our career choices are. He knows who we are inside and who we can be. If any of the 15 Christian blogs I felt led to create provide positive information for connecting to Christ, I need to change my perspective. I apologize to you and hope that you know that Christ calls us all into relationship with Him and truly forgives us all of our sins, if we ask Him.

More Related Passages: 

*Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.  But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to Truth against them which commit such things.  And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?  Romans, Chapter 2, verses 1-3.

*Judge not, that ye be not judged.  For with what judgment: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.  Matthew, Chapter 7, verses 1-2.

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

Running for Sophomore Secretary Years Ago

Galatians 5: 26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

This reminds me of when of when I wanted to be be the Sophomore Secretary. I was running against a girl who had just been selected to the high school's drill team. I went around telling people that she didn't deserve to be the Sophomore Secretary, because her commitment to the drill team would have been too much of a responsibility to do justice to the Sophomore class.

I am ashamed to say, that I fit this Bible verse to a tee! It's really not the type of thing I take pleasure sharing with others. I had wanted the Sophomore Secretary positions so much that I was envious of the other girl. She one the Sophomore election. They made the best choice, I'd have to admit. They got a person who had not stooped to envy, who had not belittled the competition, and was very responsible! 

Hopefully, Christ has allowed me to grow beyond the young girl I was who responded in a manner so unbecoming a Christian. Fortunately for me, Christ forgives me of all my indiscretions and when I backslide into my old eating patterns. He refreshes my faith in Him, to lead me in the direction that is beneficial. 

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

I Should Have Known...

2 Timothy 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

I went to eat dinner and took a bowl of various chunks of turkey and a glass of milk. After I ate it, I wasn't hungry for anything else, despite I had several things in the fridge that could have been tempting at that time... but, they weren't.

 I prayerfully pondered this. Was I sick? No. Was it something I had eaten recently that left me still feeling full? No. Was it something else? Well, yes, but it was someone else. It was Christ! Earlier in the morning, I had prayed for Christ to heal my food, body and eating. I do this almost every day, but I think that I must get on auto pilot and ramble through it, because today was different.

 After prayerful contemplation about all of this and my surprise that I was so satisfied and had no desire for more food, I realized that I should have known! I asked Christ to take care of my food, body, and eating and He did! I shouldn't have had to second guess that and try to find some other worldly reason for feeling satisfied with that amount of food. When I put Christ first and foremost in my life, I don't need the large quantities of food or the sweets, etc. to satisfy me. All I need is His tender love! It has really been an eye opener. It has made me that I have to watch my tendency to ramble through my prayers and to be more mindful of my Lord who takes care of me and refocuses me even when I don't take care of myself.

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

Watch Who I'm Talking To

Ephesians 4: 14That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, but the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

I found myself eating at times when I wasn't really hungry. When I looked at what had led to those times, I found that many of them were focused on my missing my dad, since he passed. 

 I've seen on TV shows where the surviving family members will talk to their departed loved ones, as if they were still there/still could hear them. It gave me the impression that they thought that their loved one could hear them from heaven, but it's important to remember: be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine . 

 After being prayerful about all of this, I realized that I don't want to get caught up having conversations with my deceased Dad. That makes me turning to him in times of stress rather than turning to Christ. I realize that would make my dad a false god, because I used to food in times of stress instead of turning to Christ. Jesus showed me over a period of time that I had made food a false god through doing exactly that and I surely didn't want to do the same thing with my dad. I have to watch who I'm talking to and who ultimately listens to my every need.

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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