The chief cup-bearer said to Pharaoh, "I'm reminded of my shortcomings." Genesis 41:9 NIV Bible
I have soooo many shortcomings, it would be difficult to mention even half of them! Many of them had to do with being a compulsive overeater for so many years, and I turned to food to comfort me in times of stress, boredom, anxiety, etc. The thing is, when I turned my food, my body, my stress, and my eating over to the Lord God's very capable hands, everything started to change. I no longer continually craved sweets and excessive amounts of food. The Lord had taken those off my plate, pun intended, because when the Lord God took those cravings away from me, those foods were no longer on my plate. Actually, I never really thought of it that way before!
I can't help but think that many people miss out of some of the earlier posts I wrote that can be found on links at my Christian Overeaters Past and Present Support blog site: https://christianovereaterssupport.blogspot.com/ These earlier blog posts tell what it was like along the way, as the Lord allowed me the 80+ pound weight loss. It tells about how I felt about myself and how I felt about my body, during the weight loss. I think these posts might be very beneficial for some.
The thing is, despite all my many shortcomings, the Lord God loves me just the way I am. He loved me when I was extremely overweight. He loved me when I was moderately overweight. He Loved me when I was at my goal weight. He will continue to love me no mater what weight I'm at in the future. I used to worry about what other people thought about me being so heavy, but I didn't realize those things don't really matter so much. With knowing the Lord loves me whatever weight I am, helped me to not worry so much about superficial things like that, and focus on being the Christian He wants me to be! The thing is, the Lord God loves you whatever weight you are, and no matter how many shortcoming you may have, as well!
