Devotion #61

The Way of Holiness

 1) Whether I eat or drink, whatever I do, will be for the glory of God. 
 2) I purpose in my heart to work with God, for His glory, and He enables me.
 3) I "feast" on Jesus, and I am full and satisfied.
 4) I learn what I need to learn, apply it in my heart and life, and leave the results and
     timing up to God.
 5) Fasting once a week helps break my bondage to food, loose my yoke of self-loathing, 
     and I realize true freedom.
 6) I receive food with thanksgiving and with discipline (when and how much to eat).
 7) I do not overeat or deny the sufficiency of Christ. I choose to change my focus from   
     the physical to the spiritual, from food to Him.
 8) I do not give in to a craving, for I will not choose to gratify my flesh over enjoying the  
     presence of God.
 9) Food cannot meet emotional needs (quench the thirst heart, fill the hungry soul). Only  
    Jesus can do that.
10) I allow the "waters" of the Word of God, the Presence of God, the Glory of God, and 
     the Power of God to flow over me, and I am satisfied, fed, quenched, refreshed, and 
     transformed.
11) My purpose is to honor the Lord, to magnify His grace, and to show the power of God 
     in my life, living a disciplined life and savoring the preciousness of my Jesus.
12) Gluttony, the habit of overeating and indulging the flesh, is sin. I put it far from me.
13) It is important to remove all obstacles on The Way, and that involves repentance and 
     purposeful living.
14) I "put off" gluttony, overeating, and indulging my flesh and "put on" disciplined eating 
     habits, feasting on God’s Word, and offering my body as a living sacrifice. The power  
     of God’s grace accomplishes this.
15) My two accountability partners and I are a "three-stranded cord [that] is not easily 
     broken" (Ecclesiastes 4:12).
16) I am most easily tempted after a spiritual experience, when I am physically weak, or  
     when I am alone. To resist and overcome temptation, I refuse to comply and I reply  
     with God’s Word.
17) I am clay in the Potter’s hands. He will remake me into a beautiful, useful vessel.
18) Jesus sets me free from the bondage of overeating, as I yield to Him and His Word.
19) God saves, rescues, and frees. My part is to cry out to Him.
20) When I "feed" on Jesus, my Passover Lamb, I leave Egypt, my enslavement to 
     overeating.
21) On my own, I am powerless over food addiction. I must keep my eyes on God, looking 
     to Him for help.
22) Renewing my mind is thinking differently, and that leads to behaving differently. It’s the 
     key to presenting my body as a living sacrifice.
23) God fights for me. Because of Him, I stand firm, confident, and undismayed.
24) I must be vigilant in my walk of victory.
25) I embrace God’s Greatness and All of Who He is fills my view, so I am no longer able 
     to overeat in His Presence.
26) When I’m weary, God’s power strengthens me. When I’m weak, God’s power 
     empowers me. I find it by waiting in His Presence.
27) Living by the Spirit (being led by and walking with the Spirit) is the key to not gratifying 
     my flesh (not overeating).
28) I am a new creation, on the inside. In time, my "outside" will show that, too.
29) When I fall down, I get back up again.
30) When I am content in my cir****tances, God is free to intervene in them.
31) It is good to take time to review what I am learning.
32) Abiding in the love of Jesus makes my joy complete and breaks my slavery to food.
33) With God’s help, I fight laziness and gluttony.
34) I press on.
35) The God Gain Lifestyle is about delighting my soul, disciplining my body, and daily 
     being accountable.
36) I am nourished through God’s Word.
37) I am an overcomer, changed, even in the area of eating.
38) I am diligent, because I want everything God has for me.
39) God is most glorified in me, when I am most satisfied in Him.
40) I do not run from the pain of crucifying my flesh daily; I run to God.
41) I’m free to eat whatever I want, as long as the food will be helpful to me and I am not 
     mastered by it.
42) I seek God first, eat in a careful manner (without overeating), and enjoy food as a gift 
     from God.
43) My desire is that my life and my body prove that I have been with Jesus.
44) I look for opportunities to minister grace to those in need.
45) Jesus wants me to be alert and vigilant, ready to serve God with a mighty, strong 
     body and a healthy mind and soul.
46) Humility enables me to continue to be victorious in this battle against my flesh, 
     continue to be free from overeating, continue to honor the Lord in my body, and 
     continue to lose weight for the glory of God.
47) I am master of my cravings, and I make my body subservient to my spiritual desire to 
     honor the Lord in all things.
48) Forgiveness breaks every yoke of oppression.
49) Meditating on God’s Word every morning feeds my soul and strengthens my "inner 
     man."
50) I act on God’s Word, walking it out in my daily life.
51) I know the difference between true hunger and emotional hunger, and I choose to eat 
     only in response to true hunger.
52) I line up every thought with the Word of God, taking it "captive to the mind (obedience) 
     of Christ."
53) I spend time with Jesus, face to face, and His face is all I see.
54) The Lord is my Shepherd; I have everything I need.
55) If a food is not "helpful," I choose not to eat it, because I know my body and am 
     honest with God and myself.
56) I can do all things through Christ, for He gives me strength.
57) I will follow God’s Word, which keeps me on the right path.
58) I delight my soul in the Lord, for I know that as there is more of Jesus, there is less of 
     me.
59) I praise God at all times, for He has done the work!
60) Jesus is praying for me.

Today, review the 60 steps to The Way of Holiness, the way to life filled with delight, discipline, and accountability. Listen to Leon sing "When You Believe."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSwHKVinxX0

Blessings,
Mary