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GlobalPermalink Reply by LaQuita S.Thurman on February 10, 2010 at 7:50pm

Thank you for your testimony. It is a powerful encouragement. Yes it has been a struggle to overcome being an emotional eater, but the Lord has blessed as I surrender my appetite to Him everyday. The Lord has provided victory, but there are moments when my visual perception is warped and although my size is average I have moments when I cannot see it. It is really odd and it is this visual battle usually that disrupts my eating pattern. So I have been praying that the Lord would heal my mind because I know that seeds the enemy planted when I was a little girl through my dad and others caused me to hate myself. There are alot of variables that have affected my perception and value concerning me. The Lord alone can take what satan ment to destroy me and turn it around for my good. I just really have some tough days and needed to share with some one what was going on in my heart. The issue of eating disorders affect so many people but I have never heard a sermon addressing the issue. We cannot allow the past to dictate our present but cannot ignore the hurts either. I just thank God that I can call on the name of the Lord, be healed, be helped, and delivered. I am also thankful for the blessing of church family. God bless you. I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me. Amen.

Fayeann Crawford said:

I do not know exactly the magnitude of the challenge you face. However I can say that I do struggle with similar tendencies. It is not often, but there are times when I overindulge in the foods that eat. Often times these habits are driven by other issues in my life. For example, currently I am at home and I am feeling a bit depressed, because I do not really want to be here. So I caught myself over eating to quell the hurt and sometimes anger I felt at myself of not being where I want to be. Then there are other times when I over eat due to nervousness from a task that I have to complete. There is also the opposite when I actually lose all appetite for food and become withdrawn.
My sister says that I am trying to do what only God can do for me and others. I want people to change to my concept of them. When in fact I wish that they would just try a bit harder ( How would I know if they are trying).
My mind does have a struggle each day. It is in this that I can faintly understand how much the devil and evil forces are trying to destroy my mind through my physical. Having support and someone who can assist you would help. The other issue is being able to reach out and accept the help God is will to send our way.
Small success can be measured by the fact that you did not eat too much this time or at this occasion. Also, as you slowly regain control of eating you see that the struggle is not with you but over you. I fall on my knees and ask God to give me the strength to walk out of the kitchen and not return. I do not want to destroy myself. when I am weak then I am strong in God. The only victory is to wholeheartedly give to God the casues of the mental and emotional instability I experience and seek to engage in edifying others.
It also helps to take the focus off of yourself. By thinking and praying for others who may be having struggles in their own and focus on how you can better allow the Holy spirit to work through you minister to someone else. God working through you in a positive way gives others a choice. This changes makes me want to try harder to trust God more and He does give me the strength to overcome. I must say that even though I falter sometimes, I hold God's hand and He picks me up and gives me strength (His strength) to keep trying.
I will encourage you to look back to when you first began noticing that you had this challenge and try to identify what my have triggered the onset of it. Maybe it is more than just a trigger and something more physiological, but God is able to heal and restore anything. I can see and discern Him working in my own life. Remember the will surrendered to God and hid in Christ will always be according to God's will, for He will never allow any evil thing to beset us. And even when it may seen that way He feels and knows every challenge that will beset us, and except for His will it will not be in our will. All the sin,pain and suffering we feel in this world we know are not always by our choice, but God has said that He is our sure defense in every situation. Each time you feel like eating or not, get on your knees and cry out to God. Noting can hurt so much that He cannot heal it. Feelings and faith are two separate things, I have come to learn. Faith in action may not bring any special feelings when tested, but trust in God. Feelings come when we experience the affirmation of God through His manifold revelations.
I will encourage you to read the book titled " His robe or Mine". It is published by Justified Walk ministries. It gave me a perspective of my role as a human and Christian.

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GlobalPermalink Reply by Bryan Alexander on November 4, 2010 at 11:21pm

With all do respect, I'm going to tell u that it is all about u thinking about ur self. Don't be offended let me explain, I went through something like that, not the whole eating disorder issue, but something similar. Let me pose this question, why do u think u have an eating disorder? Isn't it because u think that if u do this u will look slimmer or more beautiful? Try to think it over, are u placing too much time on looking on what u look like on the outside when u really should be looking at what's on the inside. Who cares what people think that's their business, Jesus bought u with a price that no one else could pay that means ur special to Him, they are not going to get u into Heaven Jesus and He alone will. So don't spend half ur life thinking about what others think, that's why the New Testament talks so much about selfishness because we hurt ourselves by thinking about what others think of us and pay less attention to the One who really matters. Just Pray and read about it.

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GlobalPermalink Reply by LaQuita S.Thurman on November 28, 2010 at 2:58pm

Thanks Bro...true my eyes should be focused on my Lord. Since my previous post God has truly been delivering me from various forms of selfishness. Praise the Lord! We go from glory to glory and by the grace of God alone we are victorious. Bless
Bryan Alexander said:

With all do respect, I'm going to tell u that it is all about u thinking about ur self. Don't be offended let me explain, I went through something like that, not the whole eating disorder issue, but something similar. Let me pose this question, why do u think u have an eating disorder? Isn't it because u think that if u do this u will look slimmer or more beautiful? Try to think it over, are u placing too much time on looking on what u look like on the outside when u really should be looking at what's on the inside. Who cares what people think that's their business, Jesus bought u with a price that no one else could pay that means ur special to Him, they are not going to get u into Heaven Jesus and He alone will. So don't spend half ur life thinking about what others think, that's why the New Testament talks so much about selfishness because we hurt ourselves by thinking about what others think of us and pay less attention to the One who really matters. Just Pray and read about it.

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GlobalPermalink Reply by LaQuita S.Thurman on November 28, 2010 at 3:16pm

Thanks for your testimony. We thank God that truly he is our strength and yes all our struggle are a battle for our souls. God has made a way of escape for each of us and for this I am truly thankful...Jesus is the way of escape. Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance (self-control): against such there is no law. We thank God for the gift of the Holy Spirit who gives us strength to have self-control to overcome any addictive behavior. I pray that as you are with your parents at this time you will count your blessing and realize the gift of having your parents around you. So many children out there have no family. The Lord has really been impressing my heart on the importance of gratitude...God has given us so much and living my life in an act of worship to him for the great things that he has done and is doing has been a great blessing. Sometime we need to be reminded that we are not forgotten and our struggles can be overcome with the help of God. Thanks for your prayers and encouragement.
LaQuita S. Thurman-Wormenor said:

Thank you for your testimony. It is a powerful encouragement. Yes it has been a struggle to overcome being an emotional eater, but the Lord has blessed as I surrender my appetite to Him everyday. The Lord has provided victory, but there are moments when my visual perception is warped and although my size is average I have moments when I cannot see it. It is really odd and it is this visual battle usually that disrupts my eating pattern. So I have been praying that the Lord would heal my mind because I know that seeds the enemy planted when I was a little girl through my dad and others caused me to hate myself. There are alot of variables that have affected my perception and value concerning me. The Lord alone can take what satan ment to destroy me and turn it around for my good. I just really have some tough days and needed to share with some one what was going on in my heart. The issue of eating disorders affect so many people but I have never heard a sermon addressing the issue. We cannot allow the past to dictate our present but cannot ignore the hurts either. I just thank God that I can call on the name of the Lord, be healed, be helped, and delivered. I am also thankful for the blessing of church family. God bless you. I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me. Amen.

Fayeann Crawford said:

I do not know exactly the magnitude of the challenge you face. However I can say that I do struggle with similar tendencies. It is not often, but there are times when I overindulge in the foods that eat. Often times these habits are driven by other issues in my life. For example, currently I am at home and I am feeling a bit depressed, because I do not really want to be here. So I caught myself over eating to quell the hurt and sometimes anger I felt at myself of not being where I want to be. Then there are other times when I over eat due to nervousness from a task that I have to complete. There is also the opposite when I actually lose all appetite for food and become withdrawn.
My sister says that I am trying to do what only God can do for me and others. I want people to change to my concept of them. When in fact I wish that they would just try a bit harder ( How would I know if they are trying).
My mind does have a struggle each day. It is in this that I can faintly understand how much the devil and evil forces are trying to destroy my mind through my physical. Having support and someone who can assist you would help. The other issue is being able to reach out and accept the help God is will to send our way.
Small success can be measured by the fact that you did not eat too much this time or at this occasion. Also, as you slowly regain control of eating you see that the struggle is not with you but over you. I fall on my knees and ask God to give me the strength to walk out of the kitchen and not return. I do not want to destroy myself. when I am weak then I am strong in God. The only victory is to wholeheartedly give to God the casues of the mental and emotional instability I experience and seek to engage in edifying others.
It also helps to take the focus off of yourself. By thinking and praying for others who may be having struggles in their own and focus on how you can better allow the Holy spirit to work through you minister to someone else. God working through you in a positive way gives others a choice. This changes makes me want to try harder to trust God more and He does give me the strength to overcome. I must say that even though I falter sometimes, I hold God's hand and He picks me up and gives me strength (His strength) to keep trying.
I will encourage you to look back to when you first began noticing that you had this challenge and try to identify what my have triggered the onset of it. Maybe it is more than just a trigger and something more physiological, but God is able to heal and restore anything. I can see and discern Him working in my own life. Remember the will surrendered to God and hid in Christ will always be according to God's will, for He will never allow any evil thing to beset us. And even when it may seen that way He feels and knows every challenge that will beset us, and except for His will it will not be in our will. All the sin,pain and suffering we feel in this world we know are not always by our choice, but God has said that He is our sure defense in every situation. Each time you feel like eating or not, get on your knees and cry out to God. Noting can hurt so much that He cannot heal it. Feelings and faith are two separate things, I have come to learn. Faith in action may not bring any special feelings when tested, but trust in God. Feelings come when we experience the affirmation of God through His manifold revelations.
I will encourage you to read the book titled " His robe or Mine". It is published by Justified Walk ministries. It gave me a perspective of my role as a human and Christian.

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