“Our light”

The Lord is my light and my salvation- whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life- of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1

Verse Reflections:  We all know that darkness cannot exist in the light. When we make God our Lord we are exposing our dark habits to the light. Dragging our bad habits out into the light can often shrivel their power. There is a reason God asks us to profess our faith publicly. There is a reason why we need to shine God’s light in all the corners of our life. This verse reminds us that God is our salvation (the saving of human beings from sin and its consequences). The only way to be saved from our overeating is to go to God.  We cannot be afraid of even our own selves.  I am definitely my own worst enemy. We can be afraid of our own cravings and desires. This verse reminds us that God is the stronghold of our life, we don’t need to be afraid. We can be strong in our choices with Him by our side. We can start tomorrow without fear, with confidence in God’s strength. I have to admit that I have hidden my overeating many times in my life. This verse reminds me to not hide, to bring my weakness out into the light of God. I have to admit just sharing these devotions are humbling. I am showing my weaknesses to you, to everyone. It is embarrassing, I like to show strength to the world. I am weak when it comes to making healthy food choices. I have to depend on God to be my stronghold. Today, I am going to shine a light in the darkness of this sin in my life and choose God foods.

Prayer:  God, shine Your light in my darkness. God, You are my stronghold. God, You ask, “Whom shall we fear?” I am afraid of my years of failure. I am afraid of my eating compulsions. I am afraid of my weaknesses. I am afraid that I will never change my habits. I am afraid that I am addicted to sugar. I am afraid that I will carry the extra weight to my grave. Lord, change me. Lord, be my strength. I need You to be by my side every moment of every day. You are my salvation.  You are the only power that can save me from this sin and the consequences of this sin. I am helpless. Thank You for this promise to be my strength. Thank You for reminding me that You are the light that can remove the darkness surrounding my eating habits. God, changing rocks into bread was one of the major temptations thrown at Jesus by satan so it is obviously one of his major power games that he reels humans in with. I know that Your power is so much greater. Crush this temptation. Destroy my compulsions. Step on satan and surround me with Your strength.  I love You so much and I know that You are all powerful. Give me the strength to change my dynamic with foods. Allow me to choose healthy foods today and every day.

Did you know?  Protein curbs your sugar cravings