Diet & Wisdom Appetizers

It seems only fitting that on this Independence Day that those of us who struggle with food addictions or weight problems should declare this our “Independence Day” from bondage. The skinny girl inside me being suffocated by the not-so-skinny girl and my protective layer of body fat would like nothing more than to secede from the union of the fat girl and be released. My inner skinny girl wants to be set free from the captivity of fat.

Since it’s impossible for me to completely declare my independence from fat, the next best thing is to declare myself set free from the bondage of food and my addiction of always worrying about what I weigh – at least for today. Ideally I’d like to be free from this addiction the rest of my days, but we all know that’s easier said than done.

Today I declare my independence from my addiction to food and do hereby set forth from this day forward I shall be a free woman who refuses to bow down to the whims of my flesh. Grant me liberty or grant me thin thighs.

I hope you all enjoy your Independence Day as well!

We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it. ~William Faulkner

36 So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free. John 8:36 (NLT)

PRAYER FOR TODAY: Lord, I thank you for the freedoms we enjoy in this country and I pray for all the people who have fought and served for the privilege of freedom. I pray that starting today I can be free from my addictive behaviors to food and free from always worrying about my weight. Help today be the first day of my freedom from bondage and may I enjoy freedom every day from here on out. I ask all these things in your name, Lord Jesus. Amen.