Colossians 2:13 When you were dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all your sins. NIV
A person I interact with several times a week, recently mentioned something that this person does for their diet. I don't know this person well, but I wondered whether I should say something about this blog or not. I went back and forth in my mind.
I wondered if this blog would be a beneficial resource for the person and if I didn't mention something, I would be denying that person the opportunity to utilize it. I wondered if sharing the info about blog, was just a play for attention, although I go to great lengths to try to avoid falling prey to this vice. But as I well know, Satan, can dangle things before our eyes that don't look like temptations, but really are! I wondered if I was afraid to share my faith with the person who might reject me, if I took the risk of mentioning the blog. I was really torn, but continued to pray about it.
I ended up telling the person how God had allowed me to loose 80 pounds and to keep the vast majority of it off all these years. I explained how I had given up on diets, and sat down and prayed, telling Christ that I gave up, and if He wanted me to be thin, He'd have to take care of it, because I couldn't. I shared that it was that very same day that I prayed, that the Lord took the urge for eating large amounts of food away. Then, I noticed someone who needed the person's assistance, so I stopped speaking. Afterward, I wondered about all types of things I should have shared instead. But then, Christ had it on my heart, that it's not about me. The information about turning this vice over to Christ's very capable hands, was what was important!
