I had the weirdest dream.
I have always struggled with seeing myself as… well… pretty. But since I gained weight it’s been really bad. Last night I dreamed that I could see myself as I was when I was thin. Like I went back in time or something. And I was very pretty! It was strange. I never saw myself the way I did in my dream. Of course it was a dream… maybe I wasn’t seeing myself as I really looked.
But anyway.
I get so discouraged with my weight. It just seems impossible to lose it without joining Biggest Loser or something. I am at the point of giving up…. but isn’t that where HE wasn’t me. I get so determined to do it (or anything else) on my own. I can be a very strong willed person.. for a while. But then I get discouraged and overwhelmed and it just doesn’t seem worth it.
Then I remember God. Kind of like in last weeks Friday Fiction… The Light In The Storm. It is when she is about to give up that she remembers God. And it is through focusing on Him and not the storm raging around her that helps her to reach safety.
I need to be there.
At the end of … me.
I think I’ve hit it,
If you feel led… would you pray for me? I really need to lose weight. For my health and so that I can like the me in the mirror. I don’t mean so that I can be model beautiful (haha) but just so I can not be disgusted. If you are overweight at all, you know what I mean.
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I would love to pray for you as I know what you are going thru. I am struggling too.. It’s easy to forget that God is there to help us through it all and we try to do it in our own strength.
Lord, Encourage my sister in Lord in her struggle. Strengthen her and direct her in the path you want her to go. Help her to know that you will never leave her and that you are there to be her encourager! Thank you for your help with our struggles with our weight and for the struggles in life. In your precious name, AMEN
May I offer another perspective on the question?
Check out this blog: http://www.thylacineslair.com/MindRetreat/BigBeauty.htm .
Second, don’t “diet”. My wife had to lose a decent amount of weight before her surgery this year, and did so by exercising portion control and increasing physical activity. Rather than forbidding certain foods to herself, she just watched how much she ate. Weight loss is an equation of burning more calories than we consume, and that can be accomplished without the frustration of denying ourselves the things we like and enjoy.
Portion control may not be as fast as some of those advertised programs, but realistic progress that is sustainable is better than rapid progress that frustrates.
Shirley, so many of us can relate to this. I will pray for you.
Father, I come to You on behalf of Shirley right now. I love her humility to come before her friends and ask for prayer. I know all too well how difficult this battle can be, Lord, and it really isn’t about beauty as much as it is about giving You full control. I pray that Your fruit of self-control would overflow in Shirley as she makes her food and exercise choices. I pray for miraculous discipline, one that could only come from You. And Lord, while Shirley feels she has hit bottom, I pray that YOu would lift her from the slimy pit of defeat and despair and cause her to sing a song of victory in You. Prompt her friends to pray as often as she needs it. Give her a buddy to help her, and a way of escape when she is tempted to overindulge. Lord, you know that i have had to pray these same prayers for myself over the years, and I so now I pray them for Shirley as she asks. May You receive all the glory as You work in our lives, Father. In Your name, Amen.
I have struggled with weight problems practically my entire life. I started gaining in the third grade and have never been thin since then. I did lose weight this past summer, but now I am gaining it back, so I know your discouragement and your struggle. I will be keeping you in prayer as you let God help you get control of the situation. I know that I need to let Him help me again too.