Monday, January 10, 2011

Trying to Gain More

Do you struggle with believing God, or am I the only one? Surely I am not. Eve, the first in a long line of sisters, doubted what God told her about eating the fruit and doubting God suddenly became the norm for us all.

Isn’t it odd (or is it?) that eating a forbidden food was the first sin? No wonder so many of us struggle with food issues!

For more years than I care to admit to, I have tried to lose weight. But, trying to lose has not worked for me. Trying harder has not worked for me. Trying and failing has certainly not worked for me.

So this year I will seek to gain, rather than to lose.

I will seek to gain more faith. Not more faith in me, for that too would be met with certain failure. Not more faith in a certain diet, although, yes, I am eating according to a plan, Weight Watchers, to be specific.

This year my plan is to believe Him more.

I feel His call deep down where I know, that I know, that I know, that it is He who speaks to me, “Debbie, when will you believe Me?” Now, Lord, now, I answer. Isn’t now all we really have anyway? Just for this second I will choose to believe the great I Am.

After all, He has never failed. His arm is not weak. His memory is not failing. His strength is not impotent. His eye is not dull. His plans are not forgotten. His love is not cold. His Word is not dead.

I am believing Him for my now, for my tomorrow and for my eternity. He has what I need. He is what I need.

But, good intentions will not give me more faith. Daily I am consistently feeding my mind and heart with more of His Word, His Truth. "Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of Christ." Romans 10:17 And I am praying to want Him more, to desire Him more, to need Him more. And I believe He not only hears my prayer, but will answer my prayer. “All things are possible to him who believes.” Mark 9:23


If your heart is desiring more of Him this year and if you've struggled and failed to overcome your food issue or your alcohol issue or your whatever it may be issue, then you might enjoy not only this book, "Made to Crave", but you might want to check out the free webcast tonight. Go to www.Madetocrave.org at 8 EST and tune in.