I have been battling binge-eating for three years now (I will share my full story in a later post). I am tired of living in this vicious cycle that seems to control my life. I am ready for change. I want to experience victory and freedom, which can only come through Christ. I was made to crave God, not food. I desire to crave God more than food and experience the true satisfaction that only He can give. This is not only a physical journey, but a spiritual one as well. I need to give up bingeing for my physical health as well as my spiritual health.
My 60 day challenge: Last fall I went through the bible study, Made to Crave. I highly recommend this study. I now have the 60 day Made to Crave Devotional. In addition to going through this devotional for 60 days, I am making a commitment to eating only one snack after dinner and not eating past 9:00. My strongest urges to binge come after dinner and before I go to bed. I don't want to restrict myself from not eating anything after dinner, but it needs to be controlled. I will do my best to post every day in order to hold myself accountable. I will post about what I read in the devotional and about what I ate after dinner.
My goals are not to lose weight or to become more disciplined; they are to surrender to God the thing that is replacing Him in my life, to crave Him more than food, and to depend on Him for the power and strength I need to overcome this addiction.
"My goals are not to lose weight or to become more disciplined; they are to surrender to God the thing that is replacing Him in my life, to crave Him more than food, and to depend on Him for the power and strength I need to overcome this addiction."
ReplyDeletei'm keeping you accountable loren! i love seeing this transformation in your life and am all the more excited to see God glorified through this process. i love you so much and can't imagine where i would be without you in my life.