Whenever I think about dieting, I get all excited about trying something new and not extreme. I hate “dieting” and I prefer just to eat healthy food without having to over-think it (calories, carbs, how often, how much, etc.) That is why I love this scripture verse so much – it is so sensible and God-breathed:
“Everything is permissible for me – but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible for me – but I will not be mastered by anything.” 1 Cor. 6:12
Are you mastered by sugar, chocolate, over-exercising, over-working, over-anything? I try to remember this verse when I think I “have” to have what I crave, or what I “have” to do. The fact is not everything is good for me. And I don’t want this craving to master me. Sometimes I even say to myself, “do I love this or want this more than God?” That usually puts things in perspective. Try meditating on this verse when you feel you have to go to the kitchen and get that late-night snack….or have to check your e:mail or be on the computer.
Jane Springer is a certified Life, Wellness and Style Coach who assists women in taking care of themselves, in body, mind and spirit. She coaches women who want to lose weight, avoid diabetes, and feel great. She also helps them thrive after divorce. She also helps them to clear their closets of old clothes and outdated attitudes, so they can shine and feel confident.