My nighttime snacking pretty much under control, I measured out the amount of chips I wanted and a small chocolate cupcake. Great. However… the next two nights didn’t go as well.
I didn’t plan or measure
anything! I opened a bag of edamame chips and gorged myself then followed with
two chocolate cupcakes and a rather large high calorie beverage. The next day
as I sat down to relax before bed, I wondered, “Why didn’t Jane say anything to
me about my over-snacking the past two nights?” I quickly got the answer.
I had to stop thinking she
was going to be my crutch and help me every time I let loose of my self-control
and started binging. If I was going to conquer this evening snacking thing, I
had to make it my own.
I had to own up to it
myself, take responsibility for my actions, not depend on someone else to
monitor me. I had to monitor me!
The Apostle Paul said, “But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection” (1 Cor 9:27). And
he says in Galatians that one of the fruits of the spirit is self-control. “And those who
are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and
desires” (Gal 5:22 and 24). Well, I’m Christ’s, so I’m one who can crucify the
flesh too. It looks like I need to have a stern talk to my body and tell it
who’s in charge—the spirit part of me!
My snacking may seem like a small thing to some
of you, but to me it’s important because I want to be strong and healthy for
many years to come. Overeating at night I’ll just get fat and that’s not going
to help me at all. But the same principle applies in many categories.
It’s time to own up to our weaknesses in the
flesh, and if we can, throw away the crutches and receive the self-control God
says we have, bringing our bodies into subjection to those things that we know
are best for us.
Proverbs 22:6 tells us, “Train up a child in the
way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Some of the
habits we have are immature, childish and foolish and we need to be the parent
to those parts of us that are being stupid. Start training that unruly part
just like good parents train their kids, with constant repetition and love. It’s
time to be a grownup!
Love, Carolyn
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