Food for Thought: August 21st

Fake Gods

Our Higher Power is that which we can turn to in times of stress. In the past, we turned to food, thus making it in fact our Higher Power, even though we may not have realized what we were doing. Food is not capable of being a Higher Power for anyone; food is a thing. By turning to food in stressful situations, we cheated ourselves with a false god.

Lurking in the back of our mind, there may still be some false gods. We may think that more money or an exciting love affair would give us permanent security and happiness. The desire for popularity may be deluding us into thinking that we can please everyone if we try hard enough.

The beauty of the OA program is that it shows us, day by day, the Higher Power who will not let us down. As we see our false gods for what they are, we grow in truth. Daily communion with God as each of us understands Him gives us an intimate relationship with the One to whom we can turn in times of stress.

Thank You for revealing my false gods.

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To be enslaved to food is to worship IT instead of God. Emotional eating creates more stress than it cures & I wind up cheating myself by stuffing down my feelings instead of experiencing them!

During my lifetime, I have gone from rags to riches & back down to rags again. What I've learned is that money isn't really important. As long as I have enough to pay my bills, I'm good to go.  The old Beatles song, "Money Can't Buy Me Love" is spot on. 

An exciting love affair would only be temporarily exciting.........to make an impulsive decision like that would risk my marriage & set me up to hate myself for acting immorally. 

Desires are not needs. Desires lead me to never feeling satisfied, no matter what. 

For today, may I remember that I have everything I need. Whatever isn't a need is a want, and I pray to be relieved of such desires.

For today, may I remember that God is my Higher Power, not food. He can give me exactly what I need, exactly when I need it. May I trust in Him and follow the intuitive guidance that He provides.