anorexia, bulimia, or binge-eating, you are actually giving
control of your life to your enemy, the devil. The enemy wants
you to believe that because you can deny yourself food you
have some sort of power over your body and over your life.
But the Bible says that we are slaves to whatever controls us (2
Peter 2:19).
"Be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like
a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour" (1 Peter 5:8,
NASB).
Satan is your adversary, your enemy. He wants you to believe
that you are in control of your life, but this is a deception
tactic to keep you in bondage. The way to walk in freedom is
to
choose to surrender control of your life to God instead of
trying to control your life yourself.
With everything in my life so out of control it is easyfor
me tofocus on food. I feel sopowerful knotoing I can have
so much self-control but it is slowly becoming bigger than
me. How has something I thought I owned grown to own
me? I can't do it anymore by myself-I
need help.
-Allie's personal journal entry
There are healthier ways than developing a