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Overeating - Prayer to Resist
Dear God,
I admit that I have come to both love
and hate the word "diet."
On the one hand, it represents hope for change.
On the other, it's like a sign flashing "Failure ahead!"
I don't want to embark on another faulty plan, Lord.
I want to embark on a journey with You
that is led by You and depends on Your power.
I can do nothing on my own!
Show me the path that will enable me to change.
Show me, as only You can,
what works for me, what is healthy for me.
I want to think of this venture in positive terms, Lord --
not that I am signing up to be miserable or in want.
I want to learn to feed my body what it truly needs when it truly needs it.
And to feed my soul with the Bread of Life -- You!
Today I place my future, my failures, my setbacks,
all of my hopes and plans into Your hands.
There alone will I find meaning
and true success in my life.
Amen.
By: Heather Kopp |
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Dear God,
As You know, some days I wish
I looked different than I do.
How good it is to be reminded, Lord,
that You had me -- exactly this me--
in mind long before I came to exist!
So today I present myself to You
with a grateful heart.
Help me to be a good steward of my body.
Because You designed it,
I want to celebrate, nurture, and respect it.
By Your power at work in me,
I praise You for every molecule, gene, and freckle!
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Dear God,
Today I pray for all people everywhere who struggle with overeating. Have mercy on them, Lord. Have mercy on me!
Give Your church grace and wisdom to reach out to people who are caught in a cycle of overeating and underexercising. May there be no spirit of judgment toward them, but one of love, mercy, and genuine caring.
Show me how I can reach out to help others who need support. May there be no prejudice in how I treat other fellow strugglers in Your church. Make us one in You, God, thin and heavy alike.
May we lift one another up in prayer daily and lift a hand to help whenever we see a need. Gather to Your heart all who love You
and need Your power at work in them. Have mercy on us, and forgive us. Amen.
- Heather Kopp
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Dear God,
Right now, I surrender to You my temptation to binge, to rebel, to misuse the food You've blessed me with. Fill me instead with Your Spirit and grace and grant me the power and will to STOP indulging when I am no longer hungry. Thank You that, by Your Spirit, within me,
I have the ability to resist the urge to overeat today. Amen.
- Heather Kopp
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