Lord's Table Testimony: Glenda Jensen

Mentor: Nancy Eisle

I came from a disfunctional family, was brought up in a very strict manner, and made to attend church. During a Sunday evening service I realized at the age of 7, I was a sinner and needed Jesus to forgive my sin. It was in 1957 Jesus forgave me and I became adopted into the Family of God.

I struggled with my weight ever since I can remember. I learned at an early age how to use food and my quick sense of humor to cover up my pain of rejection and hurt. No one knew the darkness I felt and I kept hidden. I was the clown.

I used food to ease the deep pain of a bad marriage, loosing 3 babies, depression, fears , and divorce. There were some happy times, the birth of my daughter, studying the Word, serving at church, friendships; but I still was using food as my drug of choice.

I was so ashamed of my body! At one point I only had one dress that fit and I wore it to church every Sunday. I went to a group called Overeater's Annonymous and lost over 100 pounds. I became an exercise guru, and was proud of my new body and new clothes. I kept the weight off for years but chocolate, fats, and sugar were the enemy. Food was truly an idol of my heart.

I was petrified of weight gain so all the fad diets were tried. I did the harmful diet drugs. Be thin at any cost was my motto.

I had remarried and our relationship was rocky. I felt controlled. There were 2 things he couldn't control; what I ate and when I went to bed! I stayed up late and ate whatever I wanted. I had changed jobs and now my morning exercise went down the tubes. The weight was back. Somewhere along this path I began to just go through the ritual of "quiet time" and was not delighting in the Lord.

I bottomed out when my beloved dog of 9 years had to be put to sleep. The Lord used this time of grief to begin His healing process. My friend had told me about TLT, and I had tried to go on line, but couldn't get on. In the Lord's time, May 13th, I got on line and came to The Lord's Table screaming, "I surrender all."

He has taken that overweight, lazy, depressed woman and restored the joy of His salvation. I embraced His disciplines, I opened my mouth wide and He filled it. Praise the Lord for His healing in my heart, my body, my marriage, and so many other areas. My one friend says I glow. It is His reflection. I never want to go back to the bondage of Egypt. How did this happen? By His grace for His glory.

Glenda Jensen

Beginning weight: 212

Current weight: 193