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Triggered by stress, bulimia diverted me from my pain. Whenever I purged, I released all tension and sadness from rejection, hatred from hurt, and trauma from sexual abuse. My fix, the compulsion, controlled me instead of me controlling it. The cycle led to a dark, shameful and isolated life.
A wife and mother of one, I prayed for God to help me. The humiliation of the disease bound me to secrecy. It was my responsibility to get me out of the mess that I had created. I was going to die, and soon, if I didn’t get help.
“You have traveled through these mountains long enough. Turn north.”
Deuteronomy 2:3(NCV)
One dark evening, I cried out to God. My Savior scooped me up and navigated me to turn “north” as stated in Deuteronomy 2:3. He carried me in His loving arms. His forgiveness and presence comforted me.
The next week I learned I was pregnant with my second son. Astonishing! He was a miracle that God sent in His perfect time. The bulimia had ceased my menstrual cycle and doctors’ had insisted that I’d never bear any more children. God discarded that theory.
Darkness, loneliness and fear vanished after He delivered me from the bondage of bulimia. My unborn miracle was a second stepping stone. The first was to admit I was powerless. It nudged me to care for myself and led me out of misery.
Through prayer and God’s Word, I learned that my value doesn’t come from the bathroom scale, but from Christ alone. He opened my eyes to what matters, living for Him. I was in search of God’s peace. I found it when I received His mercy. By ultimately recognizing that God is in control, the burden of seeking control within has lifted.
Through His Word, God showed me how important it was for me to take care of the body. [1 Corinthians 6:19 (NCV)] Caring for my body means I honor God; He showed me that eating to live, not living to eat, falls under that category. Food is no longer my comfort; He is.
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Excellent job with this entire entry...
God bless you~
A testimony of deliverance, faith, and the miracle of birth.
God bless you.
Great writing.
Amazing testimony and witness to God and his miraculous blessings in our lives.
Blessings~