It’s a pleasure to be on Crosswalk.com today, sharing about the undercover lies we often believe about food, and the powerful truth that will set us free. Here’s a snippet: Before you even reach for the donut, you’ve already subconsciously fought (and perhaps lost) the battle between truth and lies that’s going on in your mind. Scripture tells us that …
Some days, you don’t even want to try. You don’t feel like meal planning or practicing self-control or choosing the salad over fries. You may be discouraged a recent slip-up or the tight fit of your skinny jeans. It’s easy to believe that this food addiction that has haunted you for so long is just part of you, that it’s …
Have you ever hit the middle of the afternoon and felt the munchies monster attack? I know I have. And even though I may have had a healthy lunch, and even though I was planning a healthy dinner, those cravings can be enough to derail the rest of my day. (Anyone else?) So I wrote this prayer for me and …
I was the fat kid growing up. Not that I was ever really fat. The Renaissance era would have considered my slightly curvy body to be quite the norm, if not even attractive. But alas, we’re living in a postmodern society that reveres stick-figures and gives the rest of us a chocolately chip frappuccino to drown our sadness in. And …
Imagine what life would be like if… you could skip the brownies without feeling deprived? you felt peace and freedom at potluck dinners? you conquered the cravings that have mastered you for so long? For many of us, that life is a fantasy, something we look forward to around New Year’s Eve and swimsuit season, only to be crushed by defeat a few days later. …
