Lord's Table Testimony: Marge

Like so many others, for the past 20 years I have been overweight and my weight has just continued to climb higher and higher. I’ve read about every diet book published, always hoping the next one would be the magic answer to my problem. Needless to say, things never worked out to a permanent solution because I was always trying to lose weight for the wrong reasons. So when a internet friend recommended The Lord’s Table, I thought I would be told to just eat what Jesus ate while he roamed the earth - a typical Mediterranean diet of fruits, vegetables, grains, olives, some meat. Then much to my surprise, I found out that we can eat anything we want as long as it is in moderation and we are eating for the right reason, to nourish our body. You do not have to follow man-made rules such as eat this or and don’t eat that, etc. There is no need to deny yourself certain foods.

I was amazed at how the Bible verses tied in with food, teaching us how to eat and how to live in a way that pleases God. My eyes were opened to the fact that overeating is a sin. I never even considered that before, and came to realize just how sinful I’ve been. My reason to lose weight has changed from selfishness (wanting to look good), to wanting to glorify God in everything that I do.

The drastic changes in my life are just overwhelming. Since I am fully satisfied in the Lord, I no longer experience binges because I don’t feel a need to soothe myself with food. The restlessness, anxiety, and feelings of deprivation have all disappeared and have been replaced with spiritual nourishment to my soul. Now I turn to Him whenever I am tempted and feast at His table and what a great feeling it is to be free from the bondage of gluttony and laziness. I’ve lost weight and will continue to do so with this program.

Every day we make a choice to keep our own will or to do His will. I now have a deeper, more powerful relationship with the Lord and I truly feel that I am a changed person. I’m more patient, kinder, and think more of others instead of myself all the time. Praise the Lord for this on-line study and the people who created it. No more addiction to food.