“The power of prayer”

Pray for one another that you may be healed and restored. The earnest prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available. James 5:16

Verse Reflections:  Unless you allow yourself to be healed and you forgive yourself you will only allow yourself to be as good as you were on your worst day.  This is why I have chosen Christianity out of all the religions in the world.  Forgiveness allows us to start over.  We can be healed and restored.  And then we are righteous.  It is just that simple.  This verse reminds us that when we pray earnestly, sincerely, we can access the power of God.  I am living proof that the power of God is life changing.  For years, for decades I tried to eat healthy and I could not do it without God.  Each verse, each word from Christ has changed my life.  It has given me the power I needed to change my life and eat the foods that He created for me to eat.  I have “tremendous power available”.  That is an amazing statement that frees us from the endless cycle of failure.  We have tremendous power available.  We can simply choose to use it or not.  We must start with the prayer of healing and restoration of our soul  We cannot believe that we are not worthy, that someone who wounded us has continuing power over our lives, that something we did or allowed to happen has the power to keep us from an amazing life.  If we are overweight or eat foods that do not give our body nutrients we will fail to have the best life possible.  So, it is not just one decision about what we are going to eat today, it is a conscious decision not to live the best life possible.  Let’s pray that we are healed and restored and then with joy from our healing, pray for access to that tremendous power that continue our restoration.  We are going to do this.  We are going to eat God foods today and every day.

 

Prayer:  Father, this verse gives me so much hope.  Hope for loving myself at a level I could not love myself without you.  Hope to believe that I am attractive even though I never heard my Father tell me I was pretty.  Hope to forgive myself for any baggage that might make me punish myself with food.  Hope that I don’t need to coat myself with a layer of fat to protect myself from attention from others.  This verse lets me know that I do not have to depend on myself.  I am powerless to change this cycle that I have been in.  I simply do not have the power over this aspect of my life.  I love sugar and I love food.  However, after studying the effects of sugar on my body I do not love what sugar does to me.  So, today Lord I pray for healing and restoration.  I pray for your tremendous power.  You promise me that I have this tremendous power available.  Do you kow how relaxed that makes me deep within?  I have been fighting for control, fighting my cravings, fighting my desires for years.  I have to face the fact that I do not have the power.  Father, You have the power I need to change my life.  I know I have to make changes for the health of my body.  To be perfectly honest with You and myself, I have to change my life for the health of my mind and soul.  It is devastating  to be so powerless against my own mind, the temptations I create.  I accept Your power over mine.  I thank You God for all these verses that speak to me of Your power that promises me a new life.  Thank You for giving me power to choose Your foods today.  I love You, thank You for all You do for me.