Most people can do a diet till a certain point. Most people have success for 6,7...10...12 weeks and the what happens? It falls apart. They stop. They blame it on events that come up, we all know the excuses. It's called emotional baggage. The majority of people have multiple bags and in every size. Weight gain and emotional baggage go hand in hand. Therefore, weight loss and emotional baggage should go together.
People start loosing weight and do really well. Then out of the blue something happens and they just stop the diet. I believe those past emotional demons start surfacing. We are not ready or willing to deal with the baggage so we give up. That is why I believe weight loss needs to be combined with spiritual support. I am not talking about some nice devotion book with sugar sweet stories. READ THE BIBLE!!! Some people may need support through counseling.
Here is are two simple programs.
1. The One Year Bible. Purchase a version that you are comfortable reading.
2. A daily reading from Psalms and Proverbs.
What better way to deal with problems than with David. I will talk about King David during the 17 week cycle.
Here is the formula:
Psalms~~~~150 total Psalms
Read 5 per day
Example Day 1 Read Psalms 1 to 5
5 Psalms 21 to 25
30 Psalms 146 to 150
Proverbs~~~31 total Proverbs
This is easy. Read one proverb everyday.
Example Day 1 Read Proverbs 1
5 Proverbs 5
30 Proverbs 30
So you miss a day, don't beat yourself up just start the day your on.
We must have scripture to do battle with the emotional baggage to suceed.
15 minutes a day in the Bible can change your life. It will change your view of things all day long. Try it! Prove It to yourself. God is right where you are just let him show you the way.
Start you devotional time today!
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