Food for Thought: March 21st

Letting Go

By admitting that we are unable to manage our own lives, we become ready to let a Higher Power take over. Before we can fully benefit from God's direction, we must let go completely of the idea that we are in control.

We say that we are grateful compulsive overeaters, because if it had not been for our inability to control what we ate and the resulting turmoil in our lives, we might never have realized our need to "let go and let God."

When we turn our problems over to our Higher Power, we leave them with Him and move as He directs. If we take the problems back, we are like a child who has given his or her parent a broken toy to fix, but snatches it back before the parent can make the repair.

If we had been able to fix our problems ourselves, our way, we would not be in this program. Since we know we need help, let's be willing to let go and try God's way.

May I let go of my problems so that You may direct my life.

From Food for Thought: Daily Meditations for Overeaters by Elisabeth L. ©1980, 1992 by Hazelden Foundation.

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When we surrender, we agree to STOP trying to control our food intake and instead, follow a pre-determined Food Plan. We do the footwork by staying committed TO that Food Plan, and allow God/HP to do the REST.

People pray to find the willingness to commit.............the key is not in finding the willingness, but in DOING it IN SPITE of NOT having the willingness! Good actions create good thoughts, not the other way around.

In 12 step circles, it's known as Fake It Till Ya Feel It.  You DO it, and THEN the good feelings come along!

If I waited to 'feel like it' before I commit myself to something, I'd never commit myself to ANYTHING. If I waited for 'motivation', same thing, I'd be a couch potato who never moves a muscle. 

Motivation has nothing to DO with Commitment.  I commit to going to work every day, to staying faithful to my husband, to keeping my house clean & doing the laundry........and I commit to sticking to my Food Plan and exercising. I put all of my responsibilities into the same category: do it whether you feel like it or not.  I very rarely feel like getting up at 5:30 in the morning, but I DO it anyway.

Surrendering to the Rules builds character. 

For today, I release my problems & my responsibilities to God, so that He may direct my life.  I've proven I'm not so good at doing that alone!  And nowadays, I don't HAVE to!