Dare to Call on Him

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“Revel in this great promise from God!  We may feel like our whole life is a day of trouble, so this is just the promise we need!

Coming to recognize our need for God’s help with weight loss is an entire process in and of itself. We may have spent years convinced that surely we have the power within us to control our eating, or we’ve been convinced that God would not care to help us in these matters.  We could not have been more wrong!  We are powerless over our urges to binge, and He is absolutely ready and wiling to help us in every aspect of our lives.

Whatever it is that causes us trouble, we must get to the place of surrender.  The next time we are faec with the opportunity to misuse our food, we can’t immediately call out for His hand instead of struggling to control the situation.  He promises to control the situation.  He promises to come through, to deliver us from trouble.

Our daily experience of God brings honor to Him as we trust in His power and express our deep, deep gratitude for His help.

Today, Lord, I will dare to call up You before I choose trouble.  ”Call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”  - Psalms 50:15 From Lose it For Life Day by Day by Stephen Arterburn.

Online Study Lose It For Life

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Join us for an ONLINE Lose it For Life Study!

Meet others who want to have a better understanding of how, with the help of God and others, you can develop a new approach to life, to eating, and living healthy and free!

Dates: June 1 to July 30th.
*Join us anytime during the months of June or July.

What you will need: Purchase the book “Lose it For Life” Revised and Updated by Steven Arterburn and Dr. Linda Mintle. * This is a book and workbook all in one. See where to purchase below.

Price: No charge.

Join the Study: Either follow loseitforlife.com or click “join” at facebook.com/loseitforlife. (If you have already “liked” the Facebook page, you have already joined!).

Online Format: Weekly, watch for a reminder of what chapter to study, or simply follow the schedule below.

On your own: Read the pages and answer the workbook questions.

Weekdays, I will be posting quotes from the book, asking discussion questions from the workbook and sometimes sharing how God is working in my life through the study.  I will be doing the homework along with you.

I encourage you to get to know each other and feel free to have plenty of comments on each other’s comments.  *If you prefer to read and make no comments, you are very welcome. Please just be yourself.

Schedule:
June 3-9- Introduction and Chapter 1 (all of the pages up to page 48)

June 10-16 Chapter 2 (pages 49-98)

June 17-23 Chapter 3 (pages 99-140)

June 24-30 Chapter 7 (pages 273-322)

July 1-7     Chapter 8 (Pages 323-367)

July 8-14   Chapter 9 (Pages 368-402)

July 15-21 Chapter 10 (Pages 403-442)

July 22-28 Chapter 11 (Pages 443-479)

Where to purchase the book: New life.com or call 1-800-New Life (639-5433).

Start a group? In addition to the online study, this would be a great time to discuss the study in person with one or more people, so feel free to encourage others to discuss the study with you.

Disclaimer: This group is not designed for counseling, if you are in need of counseling, please call 1- 800-NEW-LIFE (639-5433).

New Way of Thinking

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“We need a new way of thinking!  The diet mentality restricts and deprives.  Compulsive and addictive eating brings painful, life-threatening consequences.  It seems like we can’t live with food and we can’t live without it.  There has to be an answer.

Once again, accepting God’s help and His power is the only way out of the cycle of restricting and bingeing.  We must realize that our best efforts were failures; our best thinking, though perhaps profound in knowledge of calories and exercise, only made the problem worse.  This is a chronic condition that, over time, and without intervention, will rob us of life options.

When our thinking is infused with this reality, we become willing to take whatever actions are necessary to live free.  When we come out of denial about the seriousness of our self-defeating behaviors, we can then see the futility of our efforts to survive without God’s power and strength.

Today, Lord, I pray to see the truth of my condition.  I ask for the willingness to do whatever is necessary to live free from my food addiction.” ”Prepare your minds for action…” 1 Peter 1:13 This devotional is from Lose it For Life, Day by Day by Stephen Arterburn.