“Chosen by God”

“Long ago, even before He made the world, God chose us to be His very own, through what Christ would do for us; He decided then to make us holy in His eyes without a single fault, we who stand before Him covered in His love. His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into His own family….”Ephesians 1:4-5

Verse Reflection:  God made a decision before I was born to make me Holy, to cover me with His love.  How can I fail Him?  He has adopted me as His daughter.  I have been chosen by Him.  Long before calories were counted, or habits were formed, God chose us, He made us blameless and Holy. Before we struggled with food, energy, or self-discipline ever entered our story, we were seen, loved and claimed as God’s child.  This truth reshapes how we approach health, not as a tool of vanity, but as a way to honor God and live intentionally.

Weight loss and healthy eating while focusing on God allows us to frame this journey as caring for our body. Period. We do not need to chastise ourselves or criticize our looks. We are separating ourselves from the world’s vanity, becoming Holy by aligning our habits with the choices God wants us to make.  When food becomes comfort, control, or escape we forget our identity in God’s kingdom. We are not striving to earn God’s approval. We are already adopted and loved unconditionally. We do not need to rush, binge, restrict or shame ourselves into change. Create a holy place to spend one-on-one time with God.  Putting me in control of my eating during the day is a constant battle of the good angel (Sindy) on one shoulder and the devil (he that shall not be named) with the microphone on the other shoulder.  When I don’t have that verse, that Holy strength, in my head from my quiet time with God to reflect on, I tend to fill it with a battle with food thoughts dancing around.  I can tell that being adopted into God’s family gives me that base of strength that a loving mother and father give.  It is mazing that we started out Holy, set apart, without a single fault.  I’ve taken that Holy base and nailed a lot of faults to it but God sends His love shining inside and wipes them out every day that I start with Him.  We are chosen by God in this world that is so oriented toward what we wear and how it looks on us. He doesn’t care, He made me Holy, set apart by Him without a single fault.  That is awing and humbling.  I love that we are covered in His love.  How much happier would we be if every time we looked in the mirror we are clothed and covered in God’s love.  Therefore, we are beautiful. Today, I am going to choose God foods, pure natural foods because they honor God and this amazing body He has given to us.

 

Prayer:  Thank You God for adopting me into Your family and for covering me in Your love. I can tell today because You protect me even when I don’t come to You first.  You help my faults, You gave me power and cover me with Your love.  I am very proud of myself and yet I know it is not me but YOU giving me power because I just can’t be around all that food and not eat a plate full of junk foods.  Thank You for choosing me and opening me up to moving closer to You daily so that You CAN give me the power to do this.  Pretty cool that every time I come to You my faults disappear and I can start all over again.  I am blessed to be a part of Your kingdom.  I am going to celebrate your love that radiates off my body, shining brightly and I am going to feel beautiful.  We can do this and I love You.