“He will draw near”

The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them. Psalm 145:18-19

Verse Reflections:  It gives me a peace to hear that God is near to all that call on Him.  I am calling loudly!  He will fulfill the desires of those that fear Him.  My desire is to eat healthy and to dedicate my food addictions to God so that I will fully recover.  Okay, if truth be told, my desire is to have a great body too.  He will fulfill our desires if we fear Him.  That means we have to fear Him enough to lay our lives out and be transparent, to put the good, the bad and the ugly out there for people.  We have to trust Him to protect us when we are truthful.  What are you hiding, what are you shoving under all that food, that anxiety?  We must lay it all out and trust him to draw near to us.  We must fear Him enough to know that He does not want this for us.  He made us to have healthy bodies.  He made our body as His holy temple, for His spirit to reside in.  He will save you from anything that is making you overeat.  Give it to Him today.  Whatever is causing anxiety, whatever is causing you to crave foods just to settle your soul.

Prayer:  Lord, I give you truth today.  I am anxious about my business.  I have some people questioning our reputation and I have given 30 years of my soul, my family, my finances, my time to this business.  My heart is heavy because I have invested more than I should have of myself into my business and to have our integrity questioned breaks my heart.  My usual way of handling stress is to go splurge.  Today, I am coming to You in truth and fear, asking You to shine Your light on our business, to fulfill the desires of our hears.  To hear my cry and to lift our business up.  I love You Lord and I am coming to You in adoration and humiliation this morning.  I am lost.  I don’t know what else to do to represent You well.  This day is Yours.  I come to You in fear and humility asking for You to change my situation.  I ask that I not turn to food as a comfort.  I am turning to You in total adoration.  May we conquer our day of healthy eating together.