The boys are all in bed and actually asleep. I have thought about starting a blog for several days now. Not because I think I have anything profound to say or that I am something special but to have some accountability for a new journey I am starting. So...here it goes!
For many of us food has become something that provides us with more joy than it should. I am going to start a journey that I feel might be more successful if I know people are reading to see how I do. I desire to live for God in every area of my life not just the ones that are the easiest. I am not addicted to alcohol, drugs, pornography, you fill in the blank, but I am addicted to food. Changing my lifestyle to a healthy one will truly be very difficult for me. I desire to share this journey with anyone who wants to read about it, in hopes of it motivating me and encouraging others who are in the same place as I am.
Tomorrow I am starting the Daniel Fast to ask God to go before me and help me in this area. To change my desires and seek what His plans are for my life. I usually do fasts and diets to lose weight but I am genuinly doing this to seek God. What a concept, fasting to seek God! It is a 21 day fast so I would love your prayers!
I will share a little more about the Daniel Fast tomorrow. Now off to eat a brownie, I still have 1 hour and 45 minutes before it is Monday. : )
Hey Jenn,
ReplyDeleteI just posted a HUGE long post, and then it got deleted... this is basically what it said:
1. I have been desiring to honor God in my eating and my exercise lifestyle too! I desire this because I want God to be able to use me and take me anywhere he wants. And I know I need to be healthy to do that!
2. I recently found out I am insulin resistant, and have started taking meds for it.... before all my hard work was going nowhere, and instead I just continued to bloat out. Now, I have medication that regulates my blood sugar and no longer makes a cucumber in my body act as though it is a snack cake! LoL
3. When I was in NYC, churches would talk about gluttony, and other serious addictions when it came to sin... it made me wonder why the coasts mention it but the Midwest does not.... also made me wonder why after church we go to "all you can eat buffets"! I still do not have these answers, but I did however look at my own life and eating habits.
4. I too love food too much, sweets and desserts to be exact. Oh man sugar and me go way back. but, I started realizing, I eat waay too much sugar. So I decided to...
5. Give up sweets/desserts for Lent. It has been hard, and yes, it did START ON MY BIRTHDAY... so needless to say I had birthday chips n' salsa instead of cake. haha But I have felt happier, and I have felt like I am honoring the Lord with giving him a piece of me to take from me. I do not know if I will continue cold turkey after Easter, but it is a HUGE understanding that I need to continue to cut it out of my lifestyle in some fashion.
6. I love God too much to give up ministry and Kingdom opportunities because my health is in bad condition. My desire for Tim and me is to be able to accept any challenge God puts our way, and be able to do it. I do not wish something that I could have prevented (like diabetes or something) to be the cause of our laziness.
7. I wish to encourage you as well as hold you accountable, as I hope you would do the same for me. :D I love you, and am SO very proud that you are stepping out and doing something about it! You are on to something Jennifer! I commend you for being the first to outwardly admit that you love FOOD! I am sure others are to follow!
With all the love and encouragement that I can possibibly give out,
Annie
oh and p.s. I went back home this weekend for a short visit, and my Gpa and my good friend Nick, both commented on my weight loss. They both asked me if I had lost weight recently! lol It made me feel good to have someone notice, but more so, made me feel better knowing I am on the right track to giving God control over my life!
Hi Jen! Your post is one of many signs God has been showing me about how my eating habits can be sin and idolatry. Food is WAY too important to me. (That is probably why I have made this fabulous strawberry shortcake recipe 4 times in the last 2 weeks.) I remember our First Place Bible study that jumpstarted me before. Even then I never connected sin with my eating habits. I still have a difficult time understanding the concept. That is why God has been working on me I guess. At this time I am 30 pounds heavier than I was before we moved from Wichita. But that has been an up and down number over the years. I desire to have God be present in every area of my life and to hear Him speaking to me. And so I would love to be on this journey with you. Thank you for listening to God's prompting. You will touch more lives than you know! {{hugs}}
ReplyDeleteI don't have your email, but I wanted to share with you a couple of books I have bookmarked to buy one of these days. Made to Crave by Lysa TerKuerst and Reshaping It All by Candace Cameron Bure. Have you heard of either of these? The first one I heard about on K-Love.
ReplyDeleteAngel, I am so glad you commented! I would love to have you on this journey I am on. I have heard of Made to Crave but not the other one. I am so excited about where I am simply because this time it's not about the weight loss, it's about being obedient! Excited but scared!! My email is jvtisaacs@gmail.com if you want to email. Headed to the grocery store to get started!
ReplyDeleteAnnie, I commented back to you last night but it must not have posted. So proud of you and the changes you are making! Our health is so important but very hard to maintain. I will be praying for you too!
ReplyDeleteYou are such an inspiration. I have always struggled with food. Exercise is easy, but I tend to reward myself with food-kind of defeats the purpose. I will be praying for you and reading along!!
ReplyDeleteI posted last night but it must not have posted to the blog. I proud of you and look forward to being on this journey with you!
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