Week 2: Trusting in the One Who Heals

The freeing truth of Isaiah 40:30-31...“Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
The Truth: the young, the middle aged, the old.. all grow tired and weary
The Truth: the young, the middle aged, the old...all stumble and fall
The Lie: putting one's hope in food, appearance, size, number on the scale, perfectionism...will not renew your strength. You will run away and grow weary, crawl and faint.
BUT THE TRUTH: those who HOPE in the LORD  WILL...
    1. Renew their strength
    2. Soar on wings like eagles
    3. Be long distance runners
    4. Have stamina
    5. Walk unashamed
    6. Fly Free
Taking the step to hope in something better than what  you may be placing your hope in now can be a hard step. In Week 1 we learned the truth that we are not doing this alone, as we have the Lord as our constant companion that is taking this journey with us. This Week we are learning to place our hope, our trust in the One who Heals.
 How do you follow someone who don't trust? It is easy to say the words, "trust God", but saying and actually trusting Him are totally different things, as I know firsthand. I had to, and still continue to, to go to God with everything that is on my heart...the good, the bad, the ugly, as He knows it anyway. To sit at His feet and purge out my heart to Him is what deepens my trust because He never leaves me no matter what I may say or feel. His grace and unconditional love is what I had to experience first before I could face the journey of letting go of my food stronghold.
Do you trust God? A general question yet there are so many layers to trust.
Do you trust Him for your salvation?
Do you trust Him with your finances?
Do you trust Him with your food stronghold?
Do you trust Him enough to make you enough so food no longer has to fill you enough?

This week get to know your Lord in the most intimate way by daily sitting at His feet and having a one on one with Him. He won't ever let you down, as He is the best listener. Get to know Him at a deeper level then you have every known Him before. He will meet you right where you are at.
Do you trust Him enough to begin to let go of what is really eating you?
Strap those wings on and begin to use them even if you feel you aren't ready to fly, and I promise you that they will begin to flap as you hope in Him.