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Too often we ask God to fix the problems around us when what He really wants to do is solve the problem within us.
I did that myself for years where my weight was concerned. I prayed and
prayed for God to help me lose weight. Yet I experienced repeated
failure. I lost literally hundreds of pounds, only to gain them right
back again.
Finally one day, I made a firm decision. I told God,
"I am not going one step further until I find out what to do about
this!" Then I went on a fast, shut myself away from everyone, and
determined to hear from God.
During that fast the Lord revealed
the real source of my problem. He showed me that I wanted to lose
weight, but I didn't want to permanently change my eating habits. I was
like an alcoholic who wants to be able to drink constantly and not be
affected by it. I wanted to eat nine times a day and still weigh 166
pounds!
Suddenly I realized God wasn't content simply to rid me of
the extra pounds on the outside of me. He wanted to rid me of the sin
of gluttony on the inside of me. So I repented of that sin right then
and there. (It was then that I realized just how hard it is for a man
who drinks to face the fact that he's an alcoholic. It hurts to admit
something like that.) Then, instead of asking God for deliverance from
my weight problem, I asked Him for deliverance from my food problem.
Sure enough, He did it.
If
your prayers don't seem to be changing the problems around you, maybe
it's time to take a look inside. Maybe it's time to ask God to go to
work on the heart of the matter.
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