_My heaviest weight – 218! It was one of the moments in my life where I lived in complete denial. I denied the way I looked and the condition of my spiritual and physical health. Those closest to me know that I have battled with my weight for over 15 years. Food for the longest time was a comfort that I was not willing to admit or give up. If stressed – I would eat. If mad – I would eat. If bored – I would eat. If celebrating something – I would eat. Many good Christian people fill a void in their life with something other than Christ – drugs, alcohol, companionship – for me I filled the void with food.
_Are you someone with a hurt, hang up, or habit? Try as you might on your own, you can’t seem to overcome it. I have heard many times before that, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” Does that sound familiar to you? Maybe you think your life would be a little better if you forgave someone you have been angry at for years. Perhaps if you started to exercise, you know you would feel and sleep better. You would like to stop yelling at your teenager because they blank out when you sound like a crazy person. Instead, you would like to sound like a concerned parent, but every time they make a weird choice, your emotions get the better of you and there you go again. You would like to be more respectful and encouraging toward your significant other, but you tend toward being nitpicky. Tried to stop the bad stuff and tried to start the good, God honoring stuff, but can’t seem to get there (insanity). (Just so you know, I am speaking from experience about these areas.)
_About a year ago, after I had taken the position of Believe Pastor, my work and plans for the Children’s Ministry team kinda blew up in my face. The team I had put in to place unraveled not once, not twice, but three times! I was frantically “working” to find replacement team members and found myself at the place of making the decision that anyone willing to take the job would be ok. I was looking for the warm body to fill the space.
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