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Topic Started: Feb 25 2011, 03:30 AM (50 Views)
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Growth, Not Girth


Just as the Israelites blamed Moses, we often are tempted to blame others for our problems and failures. Frustration on the job, emotional stress, discontent, finding fault with uncomfortable situations, hatred, jealousy, and fits of anger — these are all evidence of the self-centered life demanding its own way and are allowed by God in order to develop our patience and mature us spiritually. What--patience and maturity? Not a novel idea as we eat ourselves into our next binge.

Emotional eating must find another outlet. That can happen when we quit blaming others and circumstances for causing us to eat a container of chocolate ice cream or a full 12 ounce package of cookies. We do indeed need to mature and to find patience in the ups and downs of life. Food is not the solace we seek nor the solution for our emotional stress. The blame game is what we need to tackle. We have to learn to deal with responsibility and seek results that bring value to ourselves. We need to soothe ourselves with substance that will grow us and not our body side. We need to substitute exercise, meditatation, hobby, writing, or whatever else has been a source of pleasure or could be. We need to transfer an emotional roller coaster ride for something creative and beneficial.

We know it is true, and yet we remain entrapped in what is comfortable and readily available, and that happens to be food. Can you think about what I have said this week and see if there might be a form of substitution that you might consider? It might be as simple as two glasses of ice cold water. By the time you finish it you will have that full feeling that food brings you. It might also be a brisk 20 minute walk, where you might not feel you accomplished much, but the endorphins are released, and yes, I am sure you saw something interesting that you would not have seen hovered over a plate indoors.

Finding our "thing" is possible once food is no longer worthy of being worshipped. If your body size says that you have indeed worshipped it, find your "thing" that will cause growth, not girth.

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