Living in Faith
The Tallest Order
Stephen Lau
The Tallest Order
Stephen Lau
Copyright© by Stephen Lau
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Weight Loss Through Faith
by
Stephen Lau
by
Stephen Lau
Can the life-transforming power of God’s Word bring about your weight loss? Yes, if you are living in faith.
If you are a believer, God’s Word can renew your mind and even change your life. But can God’s timeless Word make you really lose weight?
It is interesting to know that weight loss is more than just about what goes into your mouth. Weight loss is more than dieting.
Oprah Winfrey told People magazine: “My greatest failure was in believing that the weight issue was just about weight.” It is not just about weight! It is about EVERYTHING!
Weight loss is also about your renewed mind - which is possible only through the Word of God, through living in faith.
“Do not conform to the wisdom of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” (Romans 12: 2).
With a renewed mind, and with the grace of God, you may be able to see the reasons for your repeated failures in your struggle with diets and weight loss programs.
A renewed mind enables you to separate the truths from the myths created by the billion-dollar diet industry.
“Do not deceive yourself . . . . . the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.” (1 Corinthians 3:18)
“. . .keep yourself from being polluted by the world.” (James 1: 27)
A renewed mind changes your attitudes. Remember, only about 20 percent of weight loss success is due to dietary factors. A change of attitudes may contribute to success in other weight loss factors.
One of the most important reasons to keep you physically healthy through weight loss is that God wants you to be healthy.
“. . . for I am the Lord, who heals you.” (Exodus 15: 26)
The Bible says that your body is the temple of God.
“What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?” (1 Corinthians 6:19)
Therefore, it is your responsibility to keep your body clean and healthy.
“Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things.” (Philippians 3: 19)
Weight loss is not about enhancing your own body image.
“Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” (1 Corinthians 10: 31)
“You were bought with a price. So then, honor God and bring glory to Him in your body.” (1 Corinthians 6: 20)
Remember, we are all created in the image of God. Learn to like your body, as it is; do your best, and let God do the rest!
As with every other mundane endeavor, weight loss can be disappointing and frustrating. There are times the will is strong, but the flesh is weak. Forget about will power: instead, connect yourself to a much higher power by living in faith.
“All things are possible to him who believes.” (Mark 9:23)
“I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13)
But you may ask: “What would Jesus eat?” or “What should I eat?”
As to the first question, the answer is: Nobody knows! Jesus traveled most of the time. Probably He ate fish and bread. In those days, there were no McDonalds.
As to the second question, you could be in a dilemma, just as St. Paul was:
“I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do, but what I hate, I do.” (Romans 7:15)
So, let the Holy Spirit guide you along. Take the best action, and do it for the glory of God. But it is important to take appropriate actions.
“. . . faith by itself, if not accompanied by actions, is dead.” (James 2: 17)
Call on God for the help you need, especially after repeated failures.
“Call on me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” (Jeremiah 33:3)
“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it.’” (Isaiah 30:21)
Jesus was constantly praying because He, too, like us, was confined to a human body: He faced all the desires and temptations that we all face in our everyday lives. But He showed us a way out: He modeled the practice of prayer as He lived on earth.
So, pray for your success in weight loss. Living in faith - which, undoubtedly, is the tallest order in life - can help you achieve ultimate success in weight loss.
If you are a believer, God’s Word can renew your mind and even change your life. But can God’s timeless Word make you really lose weight?
It is interesting to know that weight loss is more than just about what goes into your mouth. Weight loss is more than dieting.
Oprah Winfrey told People magazine: “My greatest failure was in believing that the weight issue was just about weight.” It is not just about weight! It is about EVERYTHING!
Weight loss is also about your renewed mind - which is possible only through the Word of God, through living in faith.
“Do not conform to the wisdom of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” (Romans 12: 2).
With a renewed mind, and with the grace of God, you may be able to see the reasons for your repeated failures in your struggle with diets and weight loss programs.
A renewed mind enables you to separate the truths from the myths created by the billion-dollar diet industry.
“Do not deceive yourself . . . . . the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.” (1 Corinthians 3:18)
“. . .keep yourself from being polluted by the world.” (James 1: 27)
A renewed mind changes your attitudes. Remember, only about 20 percent of weight loss success is due to dietary factors. A change of attitudes may contribute to success in other weight loss factors.
One of the most important reasons to keep you physically healthy through weight loss is that God wants you to be healthy.
“. . . for I am the Lord, who heals you.” (Exodus 15: 26)
The Bible says that your body is the temple of God.
“What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?” (1 Corinthians 6:19)
Therefore, it is your responsibility to keep your body clean and healthy.
“Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things.” (Philippians 3: 19)
Weight loss is not about enhancing your own body image.
“Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” (1 Corinthians 10: 31)
“You were bought with a price. So then, honor God and bring glory to Him in your body.” (1 Corinthians 6: 20)
Remember, we are all created in the image of God. Learn to like your body, as it is; do your best, and let God do the rest!
As with every other mundane endeavor, weight loss can be disappointing and frustrating. There are times the will is strong, but the flesh is weak. Forget about will power: instead, connect yourself to a much higher power by living in faith.
“All things are possible to him who believes.” (Mark 9:23)
“I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13)
But you may ask: “What would Jesus eat?” or “What should I eat?”
As to the first question, the answer is: Nobody knows! Jesus traveled most of the time. Probably He ate fish and bread. In those days, there were no McDonalds.
As to the second question, you could be in a dilemma, just as St. Paul was:
“I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do, but what I hate, I do.” (Romans 7:15)
So, let the Holy Spirit guide you along. Take the best action, and do it for the glory of God. But it is important to take appropriate actions.
“. . . faith by itself, if not accompanied by actions, is dead.” (James 2: 17)
Call on God for the help you need, especially after repeated failures.
“Call on me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” (Jeremiah 33:3)
“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it.’” (Isaiah 30:21)
Jesus was constantly praying because He, too, like us, was confined to a human body: He faced all the desires and temptations that we all face in our everyday lives. But He showed us a way out: He modeled the practice of prayer as He lived on earth.
So, pray for your success in weight loss. Living in faith - which, undoubtedly, is the tallest order in life - can help you achieve ultimate success in weight loss.
Copyright© by Stephen Lau
The content of this site cannot be copied or reproduced in any form without the author's permission.
The content of this site cannot be copied or reproduced in any form without the author's permission.
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