My name is Carol Im 49yrs old before coming to sparkpeople I had lost 150lbs on my own no surgery no pills just alot of hard work and putting Jesus First in my life. Since I have been here I have lost an additional 87lbs.

When I gave my weight loss over to the Lord he first taught me to see myself as he sees me which was not an easy task because I felt and talked very negative about myself and he reminded me that I was his child and that he loved me even at 430lbs. I had many ...

My name is Carol Im 49yrs old before coming to sparkpeople I had lost 150lbs on my own no surgery no pills just alot of hard work and putting Jesus First in my life. Since I have been here I have lost an additional 87lbs.

When I gave my weight loss over to the Lord he first taught me to see myself as he sees me which was not an easy task because I felt and talked very negative about myself and he reminded me that I was his child and that he loved me even at 430lbs. I had many crying sessions with him and he taught me to set my eyes on him and not how much weight I have to lose or how long it would take me. I spent time with him in prayer everyday.

I went to his word and looked up the word gluttony and it showed me that I needed deliverance from it because it is a sin. I was shocked when he showed me that and I had to repent of it because it was a stronghold in my life that was killing me.

In Proverbs 23:21 he tells us that the "drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty."

Philippians 3:18-19 "For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose GOD IS THEIR BELLY" Without repentance, there can be no freedom from sin.

Then I had to get rid of all my excuses the Lord showed me I had one after another every time it got hard I had an excuse of why I should quit. He showed me that I was trying to take on the whole problem at once instead of taking one day at a time "So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today" (Matthew 6:34)

This is not a quick fix this is a fight, fight against your flesh Satan wants us to stay fat he wants to destroy us for it takes our witness away from those who need to hear about the Lord. Take the time to learn about food and to make changes in your life in baby steps find a workout that you like to do. Learn patience and allow God to help you, get in his word and allow his word to heal you and show you that he is there for you just like he is for me. Remember we are more than conquerors in Jesus.

"The things that are impossible with men are possible with God" Luke 18:27

I finally learned to let go and let God change me and heal my life when it comes to food. Food no longer has a hold on me I have a hold on it because of him.

Always remember its all about Jesus everything we do must be to his glory.

I Corinthians 10:31 "Whatsoever I eat or drink or whatever I do, I MUST do all for the Glory of God"

His word is always there for you to lift you up to heal your body and to let you know that you are not alone he is always with you. Through this weight loss journey he has drawn me so close to him. Being severly obese left me with feelings of despair and depression. I hated myself with such a passion that I just didnt care about anything or anyone. Then the Lord spoke to my heart again and said this:

The Lord says that there is nothing that you can do that would make him love you more and there is also nothing you can do that would make him love you less.
He loves you, because he loves you, because he loves you, because he loves you, because he loves you, because he loves you.

Because that is what he is like, it is his nature to love and you will always be the beloved and his love is unchanging and he loves you 100% He wont love you any better when you become better he loves you 100% right now and even if you have no plans to become better he will still love you 100% because he loves you because that is the way that he is and even if you dont want to change he will still love you 100% and even if you have no plans to walk with him he will love you 100% because thats his nature he loves all the way all the time his love is unchanging.

What will change says the Lord is your ability to receive my love and right now I want to crown some more of that ability inside you. So I challenge you says the Lord open your heart to me open your heart to me and you will receive more of my love then you have ever experienced before. I dare you says the Lord come on open your heart to me give me your heart give me whatever your obstacle is I'll take it I'll remove it out of the way. Because I love you as you are right now I love you 100% as you are right this moment. I love you as you are so be loved.

You are the beloved it is your job says the Lord to be loved outrageously that is why I chose you that is why I set my love upon you that you would live as one who is outrageously loved. That you would receive a radical love so radical it will blow all your paradines of what you think love is and know says the Lord I will love you outrageously all the days of your life. Because I dont know how to be any different this is who I am and this is who I will always be.

This is the I AM that I promised you I am he that loves you outrageously and you may love me back with the love that I give you, you may love me back outrageously with the outrageous love that I bestow upon you. Know this says the Lord: You can only love me as much as you love yourself so my love comes to set you free from yourself to set you free from how you see yourself to set you free from the smallness of your own thinking about yourself my love comes to set you free from rejection and from shame and from low self esteem and from despair and from abuse.

Because when I look at you says the Lord I see something that I love I see someone that I can love outrageously and I have so much to bestow upon you so much to give you so many places to take you in my heart but you cant go there unless you allow me to love you and my love for you will break every barrier bring every wall crashing down and know this says the Lord my love damages fear my love hates fear my love will fight fear it will fight fear in you it will fight fear around you and if you have fear says the Lord then know that you have a treat in store because my perfect love casts out fear there is no fear where I am present because my love casts out fear. Beloved you are my beloved and in my love I want you to feel good about yourself because I love you.

Jesus

WOW!!! All I could do after that is fall on my face and cry and say thank you Jesus for your word is truth and life to me. You were there for me in my darkest of days and you lifted me out of my pit of despair and destruction.

Jesus is everything its all about him. Your heart is given a rhythm only FOR HIM, you are given breath only FOR HIM, He's not simply to have your best but to have it all. What you eat, drink or the most menial tasks whatever you do is suppose to be done for his GLORY and in the contents of his JOY and in the fellowship of his person we were made FOR HIM!!

Let me ask you and I have asked myself these questions as well. Look at us have you ever sat down over a period of days, months, or years and cried out to know God? In all your bible studies, in all the little books we read, in all the going to and fro and cassettes, cd's, and downloads and whatever else the internet can think of How Much Time do you spend knowing God?? WE MUST KNOW HIM.

How much do you know God? How much of your Christian life has been given to the pursuit of knowing the attributes of God and the glories of God in the face of Jesus Christ? Therein lies our problem. WE MUST SEEK TO KNOW HIM!!

Is there ever a sleepless night where your saying "If I dont have more of Jesus I will die"

If I dont know you in a greater way whom do I have but thee OH GOD!!

Do you remember when that governed your life as a new believer? or did it ever govern your life? When the only thing you ever thought about was Jesus that was it you had no aspirations of being "used" no desires for a great ministry You just wanted JESUS!!

Do you remember that you prayed because you just wanted HIM?

Run after HIM, Pursue HIM, Know HIM

I want you on that day when you stand with me before the Judge of the World to have him say: "Come be blessed."

I dont want to look at you standing there saying: Lord, Lord I named you on earth. I named you before the elders. I named you before the church. I named you in prayer meeting. I named you in witness and Lord now Lord, Lord did I not this did I not that. I dont want to hear him say: "Depart from me I never knew you, You worker of iniquity. You never were made a doer of the Will of God. You learned enough, you learned what to say properly enough to be accepted for what you professed yourself to be on earth. And now the day of Judgement has come and the Truth is now be known.

Please dont die without knowing Him, Seek him while he may be found.

Jesus first

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