"I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. "But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would not submit to me. So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, to follow their own counsels." (Psalm 81:10-12)
I cried out to the Lord over and over again. I could never stay on a diet for any length of time. I had been trying to "diet" in my own strength and I failed time after time. I gave in to my desire to eat again and again. God gave me over to my stubborn heart and allowed me to eat and eat until I was often physically sick. I did not fully realize that the Lord was after my heart. His desire is to change me from the inside out! Hallelujah! I have learned that He wants me to put Him before anything else in my life. Even food. The biggest desire of my life is to grant His desire. I am His beloved daughter and I long to be close to Him.
"Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of hosts." (Jeremiah 15:16)
I am learning to feast on the Lord by sitting at His feet and listening to His voice as I "open wide my mouth so that He may fill it with His word".
1 comment:
I cried out to the Lord over and over again...oh girl, I hear ya. I can still remember the days, months, years I would LITERALLY bawl in anguish out to God because of the stronghold that food had over me. I'm glad your blogging also. I too find it very helpful just to post from my heart in written form. To make my words centered on what God is doing, where my heart is at that time, and what I need to confess,,,than turn it all back to the Lord and praise Him for His forgiveness, and that He NEVER gives up on me!! He brought me this far, and HE WILL bring me to the completion of His good work that He started in me,,,as well as for you!! Isn't our God good!!!!
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