THINK THIN
2 Peter 2:19 They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you.
Think of the person God created you to be. 2 Peter 1:2-4 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Have the correct motive for eating healthy and losing weight. 2 Corinthians 5:9 Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.
Identify the real reason you overeat. Psalm 139:23-24 Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; 24 And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.
Nail down a personal commitment to obey God. Deuteronomy 30:17-20 But if your heart turns away so that you do not hear, and are drawn away, and worship other gods and serve them, 18 I announce to you today that you shall surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to go in and possess. 19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; 20 that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.”
Know and listen to the Lord. Psalm 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
Turn your focus on things you should eat. Romans 14:20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for the man who eats with offense.
Have an exercise plan that will increase your metabolism and vary the plan. Proverbs 15:32 If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself; but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.
Initiate a daily journal. Isaiah 30:8-9. Now go and write down these words. Write them in a book. They will stand until the end of time as a witness 9 that these people are stubborn rebels who refuse to pay attention to the LORD’s instructions.
Nurture your relationship with God. Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
Excerpt taken from "Overeating" by June Hunt, Hope for the Heart
Scriptures from: New King James Version & New Living Translation
Pray for your plan, concieve of your plan together with God, write down your plan, sitck to your plan! Thank God for the plan and the strength to stay with the plan! Got it. Excellent plan!!
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