“Overflow with hope”

May the God of hope fill you with joy and peace as you trust in Him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 NIV

Verse Reflections:  Peace can change my life.  I get so anxious about what I eat or don’t eat.  High anxiety can increase the production of cortisol which can increase our appetite.  We can also misunderstand our decrease in glucose, the lack of energy, as anxiety.  The body signals that it needs more energy and we sometimes misunderstand the signal as anxiety.  Then we begin to hyper analyze what we should or should not eat and we begin to get more anxious. There is no doubt in me that when I am at peace with my eating habits I have less anxiety and less driving, compulsive hunger.  This verse reminds us to be at peace and be filled with joy because we have HOPE in Christ despite our past history with diets, eating or weight gain.  We can OVERFLOW WITH HOPE by the power of the Holy Spirit.  We cannot change our lives without the power of the Holy Spirit.  Our only hope is Christ.  We can trust in Him and know that we can change this vicious cycle.  Wake up with peace tomorrow.  Stop the vicious cycle of anxiety.  Embrace joy and peace and know you are different today.  The God of hope has changed your life.  You have the power of the Holy Spirit.  You will be able to choose God foods.  There is no guilt, no worry, no anxiety when you eat God foods.  And if you eat another food, relax.  You can.  God has given us a plan that will change our life.  Relax.  Breathe.  You have this.  This verse reminds you that you can overflow with hope today, you can make choices that are healthy and fun.  God’s foods are delicious.  Embrace them and enjoy.

Prayers:  God, I am going to relax today and know You are changing my life.  I am going to embrace the peace that passes all understanding.  I am going to embrace the peace that only the power of the Holy Spirit can give me.  I love that You tell us to be filled with joy and peace.  God, I reach my hands to heaven right now to fill my soul.  Erase all anxiety related to eating today.  I am going to repeat over and over, “thank You God for peace and joy and the perfect foods”.  God thank You for overflowing me with hope.  When I slip, I slip down an entire waterfall in my own head.  Today, I praise You for the hope that I can start again tomorrow and be overflowed with Your hope that I will again stand at the top of the waterfall.  I love You so much and I know that You are the reason I can change my life.  I will trust in you.  I know that I cannot trust myself to have strength without You.  Peace and joy can change the very marrow of my bones.  I can be a new person filled with, no overflowing with Your hope.  Today we will embrace the power of Your Holy Spirit and know that our life is changing even as we offer this prayer.  Today we will eat Your foods that You created.  I love You.

Did you know?  A hormone call ghrelin makes you hungry