... Cunning, Baffling, And Powerful ...
.. And I Hate It ...
"Hi, my name is Mary, and I am a Food Addict!" How I have learned to hate these words and the meaning of these words! I tell you, I hate it!
Yet, hate these words as I may, it is one of the first steps in overcoming my addiction to food. I admit it!
Everyone has a story; I am no exception. Part of my own story is my life struggle with food. Over the past eight-plus months, I have, by the grace of God, enjoyed marvelous success in overcoming the beast of my addiction. And in the last couple of weeks, I have watched as the beast has reared its ugly head aiming to take control of me again!
The lure and pull of holiday goodies, the parties, and the food have all called my name - shouted my name in fact! In almost every call and shout I have resisted the beast. Yet, not with the "squeaky clean" of the months immediately preceding. I have tasted and touched and danced around the beast. At present, a spider's web, easily broken - IF I resist another dance with that wicked enemy of addiction which is out to get me within its evil and ugly clutches again. I shout at it's beastly face with a booming voice:
"No! You will not take reign in my life again! Not ever!"
If my shout should have any merit whatsoever, I must not let another moment pass without doing what works! So, what has worked over these months?
- Jesus Christ to rule and reign rather than the Beast of Addiction
- Having a Plan
- Taking Responsibility for my Own Actions
- Accountable Action
Others may say this differently. I say it this way. While I have employed different methods that have worked very well for me, a new one has appeared on the horizon of my life.
My higher power has always been my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Nothing else works for me in the role of "higher power."
At my church -
RisenSon Fellowship
850 North Woodland Boulevard
DeLand, FL 32720
- my Senior Pastor, Rev. Wayne Neller, (Certified Addiction Professional) is beginning a new group: R.I.B.S. on Thursday nights, 7:00 P.M., January 16, 2014.
R.I.B.S. is for ANY addiction! Any who are battling addiction, searching for help and recovery, and maintaining recovery - with Jesus Christ as our center and our "higher power" - is invited to come.
As a Christian woman, I need Jesus Christ as my center, as my head, as the one who reigns in my life - and I must have the freedom to say so.
R.I.B.S. is part of my plan - remember "Having a Plan" - for ongoing Addiction Recovery.
R.I.B.S.
- Respect
- Integrity
- Balance
- Spirituality
I am not alone in any of this! Fellow Addict, neither are you, - regardless of your addiction. We have Jesus, and we have each other. We have ongoing help. We can know, have, and maintain victory over our addictions. Anybody with me?
R.I.B.S.
7:00 P.M.
January 16, 2014
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