A Quest For Freedom From Addiction To Food

I'll tell you straight up, I've always been the type of person who likes to take control of things that I'm passionate about. Most times, if I'm right, I can win some battles simply by exercising my knowledge. There are others, however, that I cannot seem to win no matter how hard I try. The word to note in that sentence is seem. What I've learned is that though it may seem I cannot win them, it's simply a matter of changing my approach.Sometimes you really do have to take the bull by the...Read Full Story

Last week, right after my last post, I was attacked with an unexplainable rash. The itch was unmerciful, and it wiped me out. I was so uncomfortable and miserable and could not function properly. I spent a week feeling awful, avoiding certain activities and generally feeling low as can be. Wearing clothes made the itch worse, so I'd get dressed when I HAD to go out, then I'd go back home & put my pajamas back on. The looseness of the pajamas made me feel more comfortable physically, but it...Read Full Story

I was reading something from the celebrate recovery materials & I wanted to share this principle, "We don't get well by ourselves". We need each other. It went on to say "Fellowship & accountability are 2 important components of spiritual growth". I thought a lot about that. I've always been the type of person that has drawn my strength from the support of others. Once I became a Christian, that support meant so much more to me. I remember another season of my life in which I had started a...Read Full Story

There's a saying, "Hard work pays off". When you see the fruits of your labor, you know that this is true. Sometimes, however, the tunnel is so deep that you don't think you can keep boring through to the other side. When the darkness seems greatest, that's when you must fight the hardest. It's always darkest before the dawn. You must never forget that there IS a light at the end of that tunnel. No matter how deep it goes, it leads to somewhere, and if you give up, you'll never reach the...Read Full Story

I've heard so many different versions of the power of positive thinking. It is a strong principal that many great leaders & successful people put into practice. C. W. Longenecker wrote a great poem on the subject:You CAN if you THINK you can!If you think you are beaten, you are,If you think you dare not, you don't.If you like to win, but you think you can't,It is almost certain you won't.If you think you'll lose, you're lost,For out in the world we find,Success begins with a fellow's will.It...Read Full Story

Once you decide to be obedient, you can rest assured that you will be under some major attacks. You have now made the devil angry & he wants nothing more than to take you down. Always remember Luke 10:19, "I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the powers of the the enemy; nothing will harm you." Nothing can harm us friends...nothing. But I'll testify to you first hand that when you're in the middle of those attacks you sure don't feel so invincible...Read Full Story

I woke up today feeling stronger than I have in a very long time. I woke up several times last night, but every single time I woke up, I laid back down & began to meditate on the Lord. I would close my eyes and as thoughts would enter, I would push them out & bring to the forefront images and thoughts of Christ. I want my focus to be on Him, and meditating on His Word, and envisioning Him helps retrain the mind. I want my thoughts to be filled with Him. I want my attitude to be like His...Read Full Story

When I went about this quest for freedom, I met with some negative responses. “Why can’t you just try a different diet?”, “There are plenty of diets out there that change your way of eating and help you lose weight!”, “ What’s with all this demon talk? Maybe you just haven’t found the right diet yet!” There were more, but you get the idea.Different people like or need different things, and this quest I am on is no different. Sure, there are some excellent diets out there, and a lot of them...Read Full Story

I'm not sure I'll post every day, but on the days I can, I will. I just figured it would be good to at least log in my first day in the battle zone. Well I made it through day 1 unscathed. I had a couple of small attacks, but I got through them. It's amazing the power of faith when you really exercise it. I had decided that the only way to conquer this beast of gluttony that continually tries to devour my being was to enlist the help of my Commanding Officer, Jesus Christ. It is obvious that...Read Full Story

Ephesians 6:1 says, "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right." The Lord Himself commanded this and He said, "for this is right"! Do we really want to do what is right? Sometimes I wonder. Why is it that it's so much easier to do the wrong thing than to do the right thing? Paul had that very same struggle and he walked with Jesus during His time here on earth. Paul says in Romans 7:14-8:4 " For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin. For what I am...Read Full Story