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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Food for not only the body, but also the soul

Ok, so I have been struggling with an eating disorder for a while now, and have been trying to go to God with my struggle, and daily having to pray for strength to get me through the day. God intended us to use food to nourish us, not to struggle with it. I have been noticing that satan is trying to get a strong hold of me and this is one of his many ways so I went to the bible to see what God says about foodfor our bodies, and beauty. ( I have also been focusing alot on my apperance and trying to change the things I dont like) Here is what I found during my quiet time with God. 

1 corinthians 6:12-13
12 You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything. 13 You say, “Food was made for the stomach, and the stomach for food.” (This is true, though someday God will do away with both of them.) But you can’t say that our bodies were made for sexual immorality. They were made for the Lord, and the Lord cares about our bodies.

Proverbs 19:22
 22 Loyalty makes a person attractive.
      It is better to be poor than dishonest.

Matthew 6:25,31,33-34
 25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? 
 31 “So don’t worry about these things, saying,'What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?'33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.34 “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.

1 Timothy 2:9-10
9 And I want women to be modest in their appearance.[a] They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes. 10 For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do.

1 Peter 3:3-4
 3 Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. 4 You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.

Lord I come to you right now on my knees. I know I cant fight this struggle on my own. pretect me from satan's lies about who I am and how I should be, dress,look and eat. Help me to come to you with my worries. God I know that food was given to us to be used for good, and I know that I am sinning agenst you. Please forgive me.  Help me to overcome this, and to turn away from things that will tempt me to slip. Thank you for your steadfast love, for never giving up on me. Amen

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

hey dabs,

I just read this blog and you totally challenged me and encouraged me. Doing things that glorify god, helping people in need, having a heart of love and faithfulness is what God knows is beauty. I love that. Im praying for you Dabs...you will get through it because God is your healer, your counsellor, you strength...and that is a whole lot. If he had the power to create you, me and this entire world, he can definetly help us with what we're going through! What a wonderful encouragment!
Praying for you:)

Rach