After thirty years of losing weight
followed by disastrous binges, I lost ninety-five pounds and with God’s help,
have now kept it off eighteen years.
One of the best tools in my recovery
remains daily reading and meditation. The Bible comes first, but I have
developed an ever-increasing library of books. Several are daily devotion
books.
Four years ago, the Lord woke me in the
middle of the night and urged me toward the computer. I wrote fourteen
devotions before I could return to my sleep. During the following years, I
found many Scriptures that I could apply to my compulsion. Thereby, the idea
for Divine Dining: 365 Devotions to
Guide You to Healthier Weight and Abundant Wellness was borne.
Unlike many other self-help and devotion
books on this topic, mine came from my journals and memories. I have not found
another that combines a twelve-step program with serving God through
relinquishing our will over food. I pray it helps other Christians bound by
this debilitating problem.
May 30
150. Freedom Tastes Better Than Sugar
"If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall
be free indeed.” John 8:36
My husband teases
me that there is no such thing as too sweet for me. My grandson once
said, "I've never found a dessert I didn't like." I agree. I love desserts,
the sweeter, the better. For some of you, the salty taste of chips or crackers
is what attracts you. Extreme flavors spark our taste buds—excess salty, sweet
or spicy. However, phrasing goals in negative tones gets our hackles upturned.
Turn this:
Stop eating
sweets or limit sweets
into
Relish your
newfound freedom and cherish your release from sugar addiction.
God provides true
freedom from sin, addiction, the devil's chains, and let me tell you, that's a
wonderful feeling.
Prayer: Lord, I treasure freedom in You more than anything,
even the taste of my favorite foods.
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Janet K. Brown lives in Wichita Falls , Texas
with her husband, Charles. Though she has written most of her adult life, since
her retirement as a bookkeeper and medical coder, she writes as a second career
and as a ministry.
Divine Dining is the author’s second
book. It encompasses her passion for diet, fitness, and God’s Word. Janet released her debut novel, an
inspirational young adult, Victoria and
the Ghost, in July, 2012. She continues to write short stories for teens
and adults. The sequel to her young adult is contracted to release in June,
2014.
She and her
husband love to travel with their RV, visit their three daughters, two
sons-in-law and three grandchildren, and work in their church. Find her at http:/ /www.janetkbrown.com
on Twitter, @janetkbrowntx , on Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Janet-K-Brown-Author/143915285641707
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