"So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." 1 Cor. 10:31
I've debated on whether or not to post this.. Mainly because honestly what teenage girl wants the world to see a picture of herself at her heaviest??? But, the Lord has taught me SO much through my weight loss journey (that i am still on) that I decided I MUST share.
It all began at the beginning of the school year. I was so uncomfortable with my body and every time I got dressed to go somewhere it was like I hated how I looked. I have never really been that self conscious of a person, but my weight was beginning to spin out of control. (Not to mention it's my senior year and I have 12000 events to go to and pictures to take lol).
I decided I had to do something about it. Not necessarily so I would "look good" to others and in my 12000 senior pics, but so I could break free from the self conscious thoughts that were starting to consume my mind. I was literally "enslaved" by my weight and the unhealthy food obsession I had. One morning I was reading 1 Corinthians 6:12 and it was like a lightbulb went off. Yes, all things are permissible for me (including eating unhealthy food), but all things are NOT beneficial. All things are permissible, but I am not going let them enslave me. (much like my eating habits had enslaved me and my mind). I decided that I wanted to glorify the Lord with what I ate.(1 Cor 10:31) I wanted to not always think about junk food. I wanted to physically be able to serve without my weight holding me back. I wanted to not feel self conscious about my weight everywhere I went. I could go on and on, but I think you get the point. I began to ask the Lord to change my perspective on food, and He did exactly that. The more and more I ate healthy, the more I realized that I simply needed to eat in order to function. In other words I need to eat to live, not live to eat. My body is a temple, and every time I make a decision to eat healthy I am glorifying the Lord with that decision.
So, If you are struggling with your weight, do not fall into the lie that you have to continue to be enslaved by it. The Lord can help you desire to eat healthy. NO, you don't have to be a size 2 (I gave up on that thought a long time ago..LOL) but you CAN break free from those self conscious thoughts that consume you and feel GOOD about the body that you have.
PS. YES I still LOVE double stuffed oreos and pretty much anything sweet. And YES, it's still a daily struggle to eat healthy, but my perspective on eating will never again be the same. SO thankful.
