Posted in God In My Life

Food wasn’t an issue for me as a youngster.  When my sweet husband and I got married, food was something we "did".  I started gaining weight.  It wasn’t long until I realized I had a problem.  So, in came the fad diets and meetings to lose weight.  I was successful at times, in terms of losing weight, but before long, I was back up to my original weight plus some.  I had pretty much come to the point that I was saying that Jesus made me this way, or that this is the way I would always be.  But, I knew that wasn't true.  I knew that when I would run to the fridge late at night searching and searching for food, as I was bored, alone, or stressed, this is not what God wanted for me.

 

I even got on the healthy kick for a while.  I was doing everything healthy - you name it, we were doing it.  I was the "healthiest" fat person I knew!  I had high hopes that our whole foods diet would magically pull the pounds right off my body, but it didn't happen.

 

My best girlfriend told me that she was starting The Lord's Table and started sending me her lessons as she submitted them.  I wasn’t sure about joining, because I didn't want another diet program.  I had been in two Christian programs, and was frustrated about them.  So, I prayed about it and waited. 

 

My heart was so distant from God.  I felt like I didn't even know Him, and that He didn't know me.  I didn't feel like I could talk to Him, pray, or worship, and I knew that I wasn't honoring Him with anything that I did.  This was my cry.  I wanted to be close to my Savior.  And it was The Lord's Table course that taught me that I separated myself from Christ by my sin of gluttony.  When I ran to the food for comfort, instead of to God, I was separating myself from Him.

 

He has delivered me from the sin of gluttony.  I still have much to lose, but for the first time in my adult life, I haven't been overwhelmed at the amount left.  The key is the fact that I have grown closer to Christ.  He is carrying this burden for me.  My relationship with Christ has become something that I never imagined it could be.  I love Him so much and enjoy feasting on Him daily.

 

It is hard to find real Biblical teaching that doesn't approach the hard areas without tiptoeing around.  I'm thankful that Setting Captives Free is addressing the hard issues - the ones that no one else wants to talk about.  They are teaching the Word and that is exactly what I needed!

 

Total Lost: 28.5 pounds!!  Praise God!!!

And my journey will continue as I do Phase I of The Lord's Table again.  I know that God has much more to share with me and for me to learn, as I'm starting this time with my heart completely turned to Him.

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