Lord's Table Testimony: Dakia

Being an active dancer and athlete all my life, I never assumed I had a problem with food. I knew I was always one of the heavier dancers, but thought it just ran in my family. Once I stopped dancing in college, the pounds packed on and when I tried to dance again, I could barely move. After graduation, moving back home, and finding a wonderful church home, I decided to get involved in ministry and Bible classes the church offers. I randomly picked a Bible class called "Fit for the Kingdom," and not knowing what it was, I signed up for it. It turns out it was the exact same teachings as you all teach here in the Lord's Table, so after 2 classes, I dropped out and convinced myself that I certianly was not going to eat less food... why... I LOOOOVED food! So a few years go by, and I've noticed that I'm starting to get convicted when I overeat (since I started learning of my sin in the FFTK class that I didn't finish), so I decided to re-take the course, as well google searched "biblical weight loss." During this search, I came across Setting Captives Free, and oh boy has my life and eating habits changed drastically. Thirty pounds lighter, dancing again, and pursuing Christ with my whole heart, I feel like I am a new creation. It turns out that I DID have a issue with food and overeating, but it wasn't anything that ran in my family, it was heart problem and idolatry. Since learning of this truth, I'm making my way to the Promise Land as far as my eating is concerned. I am spending time with God and falling to my knees as soon as I get out of the bed in the mornings, and loving Him for saving me. I've learned that He is the only road to freedom and without Him I will fail. I will admit that this is not easy, but God has called me to live free from this sin, therefore He will supply me with the strength that I need to stand clear, far, and free from the bondage of gluttony.