DAILY prayer of commitment and re-commitment – an idea:
Father, I am Thy beloved child. I love Thee.
I want to be more at ease with myself, and with Thee.
My body is a Temple. I want to feel about it as I do about the Temple I visit.
I want to constantly maintain and care for my body and spirit in the way
the Temple is constantly physically and spiritually maintained and cared for.
I am not my own. I was created by Thy design. I was bought by Thy Son for a dear, dear price.
And yet… Thou hast given ME stewardship over this body of Thine/Mine!
I stand all amazed at the trust and love Thou and Thy Son Jesus offer me…
I give over my burdens, my depression, my self-indulgence, my over-caring for the things of this world (food included) to Thee. Create in me a clean HEART. Renew a right SPIRIT within me.
I want to be among those who truly, deeply trust in Thy Son, my LORD - JESUS CHRIST.
I pray for the renewal of my hope, strength and commitment every day. I commit to doing my part so that I can be blessed as Thou hast detailed: “they… shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31
I commend myself to my care and to Thee for today – in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Scripturally based Affirmations
I am a winner - 2 Corinthians 2:14
I am an adequate person - 2 Corinthians 9:10
I am unique and special - 1 Peter 2:9
My life has purpose - Ephesians 2:10
As a person, I am successful - Psalm 1:1-3
I am strong and able - Psalm 27:1
I am sufficient for every task - Philippians 4:13
I will overcome every obstacle - John 16:33
Reversals will not subdue me - I John 4:4
Designs to harm me shall fail - Isaiah 54:17
I am secure and confident - Proverbs 3:24-26
Under trial I will stand - I Corinthians 10:13
My works shall prosper - I Kings 2:2,3
I am well supplied - Psalm 34:9,10
Health and prosperity are mine - 3 John 2
My needs are always met - Philippians 4:19
I am well and healthy - Matthew 8:16,17
My thoughts are affirmative - Philippians 4:6
My worries are over - I Peter 5:7
Fear is not my practice - 2 Timothy 1:7
I am a totally new person - 2 Corinthians 5:7
I am happy - Philippians 4:4
I am free - John 8:32
All this is true, and I believe it - Numbers 23:19
I envision each affirmation - I Chronicles 29:18
Scriptures selected by Wilf Kent – “I Hurt a Lot”
Read Psalms 51, 91 and 139. Feel and know the ancient, lasting, sustaining truth of them.
Module 1c Homework:
Notice fats – cut them down.
Exercise 7 minutes minimum per day.
Pray for yourself and group members.
Say “No, thank you” more.
Say “Yes, please!” more.
Say your chosen affirmations every day.
Encourage and persuade yourself to truly believe them.
-Leslie Hand
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
EATRITE - Binging - 1b
Understand more about the Problem of Binging
We are all born with a DESIRE for food, as well as the fact that our bodies REQUIRE food to nourish and sustain them.
When we get into the area of LUSTING after food we are in trouble.
To some a binge is eating more than they usually do, to others it could be eating into oblivion.
Your eating becomes BINGING and COMPULSIVE when you:
A Eat when angry (Anger is a mask for hurt, fear, sadness, frustration)
B Eat to comfort yourself in times of stress
C Eat to stave off boredom
D Lie about what you are eating (not eating)
E Hide food away / hide while you eat
F Feel embarrassed about how you look
G Carry 20% more weight than your goal healthy-weight range
Understand the 12 Common Reasons for Compulsive Eating:
1 Yielding in regard to food for cultural and familial reasons
2 Using food to protect yourself from love and intimacy
3 Using food to meet your need for immediate gratification
4 Using food as a tranquilizer
5 Using food to avoid facing your problems
6 Using food to punish yourself - or others
7 Using food to relieve your depression or stress
8 Using food to rebel against yourself or others
9 Using food to express your need to control your circumstances
10 Having a faulty perception of your body – “the more serious the eating problem, the less accurately you see yourself”
11 Having emotional feelings about food
12 Using food as your nurturer to satisfy your ‘love hunger’
And finally: Failure to spend enough time with the Lord.
We ARE Body, Mind and Spirit. Any one of the above 13 situations would suggest your Body, Mind or Spirit is undernourished. Maybe more than just one of the parts of yourself…
Your Spirit, directed by the Lord’s Spirit, needs to be the controller of your life. When you are filled with food but still feel hungry, your Spirit is undernourished. Feed your Spirit.
1 Read the Words of God directly - daily
2 Be increasingly obedient to every word that comes from God
3 Feed your body with good healthy food
Scriptures for contemplation and study:
Deut 30:15,16
Deut 30:17,18
Phil 2:13
1 Cor 6:19.20
Phil 2:14,15
Module 1b Homework:
Notice unhealthy fats – cut them down.
Exercise 5 minutes minimum per day.
Pray for yourself and EATRITE group members.
Say “No, thank you” more - to things you should cut down on...
Say “Yes, please!” more - to things you should enjoy more of...
-from Leslie Hand
We are all born with a DESIRE for food, as well as the fact that our bodies REQUIRE food to nourish and sustain them.
When we get into the area of LUSTING after food we are in trouble.
To some a binge is eating more than they usually do, to others it could be eating into oblivion.
Your eating becomes BINGING and COMPULSIVE when you:
A Eat when angry (Anger is a mask for hurt, fear, sadness, frustration)
B Eat to comfort yourself in times of stress
C Eat to stave off boredom
D Lie about what you are eating (not eating)
E Hide food away / hide while you eat
F Feel embarrassed about how you look
G Carry 20% more weight than your goal healthy-weight range
Understand the 12 Common Reasons for Compulsive Eating:
1 Yielding in regard to food for cultural and familial reasons
2 Using food to protect yourself from love and intimacy
3 Using food to meet your need for immediate gratification
4 Using food as a tranquilizer
5 Using food to avoid facing your problems
6 Using food to punish yourself - or others
7 Using food to relieve your depression or stress
8 Using food to rebel against yourself or others
9 Using food to express your need to control your circumstances
10 Having a faulty perception of your body – “the more serious the eating problem, the less accurately you see yourself”
11 Having emotional feelings about food
12 Using food as your nurturer to satisfy your ‘love hunger’
And finally: Failure to spend enough time with the Lord.
We ARE Body, Mind and Spirit. Any one of the above 13 situations would suggest your Body, Mind or Spirit is undernourished. Maybe more than just one of the parts of yourself…
Your Spirit, directed by the Lord’s Spirit, needs to be the controller of your life. When you are filled with food but still feel hungry, your Spirit is undernourished. Feed your Spirit.
1 Read the Words of God directly - daily
2 Be increasingly obedient to every word that comes from God
3 Feed your body with good healthy food
Scriptures for contemplation and study:
Deut 30:15,16
Deut 30:17,18
Phil 2:13
1 Cor 6:19.20
Phil 2:14,15
Module 1b Homework:
Notice unhealthy fats – cut them down.
Exercise 5 minutes minimum per day.
Pray for yourself and EATRITE group members.
Say “No, thank you” more - to things you should cut down on...
Say “Yes, please!” more - to things you should enjoy more of...
-from Leslie Hand
Thursday, April 3, 2008
EATRITE - Commitment - 1a
C - Come to my "group"
O - Open my heart to Him
M - Mean business
M - Meditate on the scriptures every day
I - Imitate Christ
T - Take time with this - daily
M - Make a determined effort – learn and do
E - Enlist my family’s willing support
N - No condemnation… never give up!
T - Tell some selected others about my healing
Carefully and prayerfully make a decision to doing this God’s own way from this day forward – for ever.
Prov 27:7
Prov 13:25
Prov 23: 1-3
Prov 25:27
Prov 23:20
How do I change?
1 Cor 10:31
Rom 8:26
Prov 18:20
Rom 14:17
Module 1a Homework:
Notice fats. Cut them down. Exercise minimum 3 min per day.
Pray for myself and EATRITE group members. Say “No, thank you” more often when offered food by others.
From : Leslie Hand
O - Open my heart to Him
M - Mean business
M - Meditate on the scriptures every day
I - Imitate Christ
T - Take time with this - daily
M - Make a determined effort – learn and do
E - Enlist my family’s willing support
N - No condemnation… never give up!
T - Tell some selected others about my healing
Carefully and prayerfully make a decision to doing this God’s own way from this day forward – for ever.
Prov 27:7
Prov 13:25
Prov 23: 1-3
Prov 25:27
Prov 23:20
How do I change?
1 Cor 10:31
Rom 8:26
Prov 18:20
Rom 14:17
Module 1a Homework:
Notice fats. Cut them down. Exercise minimum 3 min per day.
Pray for myself and EATRITE group members. Say “No, thank you” more often when offered food by others.
From : Leslie Hand
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