Verse Reflections: Boy, this verse resonates for me because I have written almost an entire year’s worth of devotions. It is easy not to want to share them because it is humiliating to let others know how seriously I take my relationship with food and my extra pounds. It is humiliating to set up an entire website that all my employees and many of my friends can read and talk about. And yet, I know that God has called me to search the scriptures and travel this road. I have to “set my face like flint” and know that “I will not be put to shame”. Hang it out there with me! We are not alone in our struggle to eat healthy and heal from years of making the wrong choices. God is promising us here that “He WILL help” us. Darkness hides secrets and God is light. Many women fight the same battles and are living at healthy weights. This journey is not just about losing weight it is about honoring God with our commitment to making healthy choices and treating our bodies as Holy Temples. Shout out your weakness, share it with someone else and you will not be humiliated. Set your face like flint and do not be afraid. God has You in the palm of His hands. How many of you would humiliate your child if they confessed a weakness? No, you would, instead, hold them and let them know that you will walk the road with them as they grow stronger. There may be moments when you feel embarrassed about past failures or when progress seems slow, but God promises that you will not be put to shame. His grace covers your missteps, and His strength empowers your perseverance. Trust that your effort is not in vain, and celebrate each small victory along the way. Choose God foods today and take a walk instead of watching t.v. God will help us and we will not be put to shame.
Prayer: Father, I come to You admitting that I do not want to tell anyone that I am committed to this way of eating because I am so afraid of failure. I am afraid that the moment I choose a food other than God foods someone will comment or make a check list against me in their mind. I will admit that I am conscious of the perceptions of others. Trained in psychology, I know when people are “checking me out” or making a comment that is “meant to help” me even though they cloak it as a general comment. Help me to set my face as flint and just not care. Give me a firm commitment knowing that You are healing me. Over and over and over You tell me that You WILL heal me in scripture. I am healed. Now I have to remove my human doubt and choose Your foods, choose Your way of eating. Today, Father, I am going to live as a healed person and choose vegetables and fruit and healthy meats. We will move forward as Daniel did even as he was thrown into the lion’s den. Thank You God for hearing my prayers of desperation and loving me even as I admit my fears and weaknesses. I love You.
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