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Weight Loss Scripture: Gird your Waist with Truth

by Kimberly Floyd
4/08/2010 / Health

With your Christian weight loss goals, you must guard your heart since that is where the issues of life originate. How do you guard your heart? You take up the armor of God as outlined in Ephesians 6:14-18 to help you stand against the wiles of the devil:

"Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints"

Let's look at the first part of the armor, which is to gird your waist with truth.

The first truth to strap on is that God has given you a new identity in Christ Jesus. The only problem is that many of us don't know what that means. If you don't understand the implications of being identified in Christ, then you will continue trying to handle life's problems in your own strength...and you will continue to fail.

Instead, you must realize that the Spirit of the living God, dwells in you. In Ephesians 3:20, you are promised that God can do exceedingly, abundantly, above all that you could ask or think, according to the power that works in you.

Did you catch that? Because you are in Christ, you have power on the inside of you. It is the same power that enabled Jesus to rise from the dead. Don't you think that this power can help you face any challenge life throws at you, including your weight issues? You better believe it!

I'm excited about this subject because I honestly believed for several years that once I accepted Christ as my savior, that was basically it. I just tried to do what was right in my own power, feeling more and more defeated when I failed. I often felt like I had the weight of the world on my shoulders, which manifested itself with excess physical weight.

If you somehow feel that you are unworthy to ask for God's help on this, then these feelings must be dealt with and end now. Think about it: if you are saddled with defeat, depression, and discouragement, how long do you think you will stick with your new health habits? Not very long!

Consider the following quote by prophetic writer Graham Cooke: "People who feel insignificant remain ineffective and small. They become grasshoppers in their own sight and may never inherit all that Jesus died to give them."

Remember that you have a new, victorious identity in Christ Jesus. You are more than a conqueror.

Just think of the bible as being one big love letter God has written especially for you to help guide you through life's storms and protect you from unnecessary pain. We end this article with the words of Jesus in John 8:31:

"Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, 'If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.' "

Commit yourself to learning about your true identity in Christ and you shall be free indeed!

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