“Everything is permissible for me- but I desire not to be mastered by anything.” I Corinthians 6:12

Verse Reflections:  We can eat anything we want to eat.  The secret is not to be mastered by it.  If you are reading this, it probably means that you struggle with controlling your eating habits.  You are a slave to your eating habits.   Remember that part of that slavery is the physical addiction you have created by reaching for carbs or sugars (carbugers).    I was not able to break the cycle until I began eating God foods.  I no longer had those insatiable cravings that could never be quenched.  I honestly thought I was mentally off.  I am  a very disciplined person but this was the one area of life I could not conquer.  Because, this is the one area of my life that I could not control, food and the cravings for food were my master.  God knew this and He revealed this very simple truth that I can eat anything, I just need to eat one per day and one serving per day.  When I eat God foods I no longer have the physical cravings that I had before.  I still have to fight my psychological demons and the bad habits that I have developed but these are much easier now that I know I have conquered the physical addictions that made me believe I was absolutely mad dog crazy.  Today I will remember not to be mastered by food and yet I will give myself permission to eat one serving of anything I want with no guilt.

Prayer:  Yes Lord, this is so true.  You have given me permission to eat anything I want.  My problem is that I can be mastered by those same foods.  The carburgers give me a temporary high.  And then the next time I need a high, I reach for them again and again.  This is a cycle that I have only recently broken and I honor You and my own body by breaking the chain of repetition.  I know there are people out there that do not understand how food can master a person but it is like any addiction.  Only by stopping the cycle could I break the control that these foods had over me.  Thank You for giving me permission to eat anything and yet giving me the power to not be mastered by it.  You are my power to continue to eat healthy choices, Your foods.  Thank You for the amazing progress I have made.  You are my master, my savior.  Today, send me Your power to continue to break the control food can have over my mind and body.  I refuse to be mastered by such a ridiculous temptation that does nothing but hurt my heath both mentally and physically/