{ Dear Father, I am so grateful that you are a patient God who is teaching me how to wait. For so many years I ran away from you. For so many years I chased that which could never give me true peace. Thank you, Father, for not giving up on me.}
He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. (Ps. 40:2)
{Dear Father, it is only now that I can see how far down I had sunk. The devil had lied to me and I had believed his lie. He had covered up my ablility to see. He was behind the eating fixation that ruled my life. Thank you for eyes to see this today. Thank you for the willingness and strength to pursue you today and not the next food experience. Thank you for giving me a way to eat that has freed up my life to serve you well. I pray to be an example to my brothers and sisters who are still wasting their precious gift of new life through food consumption and obsession.}
He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD. (Ps. 40:3)
{Dear Father, thank you making Jesus the new song in my life. Thank you for the joy I feel in giving Him praise. Thank you for the example that you are allowing me to be as I follow closely behind Jesus. Thank you for your word which is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.}
THINK ABOUT IT/ WRITE ABOUT IT
Are you still running to food as a way to have have fun and/or relieve stress? Do you see that the devil is using you whenever you do this? When have you pursued God with all your might? Describe what it was like. If you have never experienced the day by day joy of working hard for the Lord, write about why you think this is so? Could your eating have anything to do with this? Why or why not?