Living According to the Word

"How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to Your Word. I seek You with all my heart; do not let me stray from Your commands. I have hidden Your Word in my heart that I might not sin against You." Psalm 119:9-11

The key to my weight loss has been God's Word. Nothing else has the power to save. If you believe that overeating is sin, then these verses show you how to keep from doing just that - the answer is hiding God's Word in our heart. How can we keep our way pure? How can we make sure we're the best we can be? By living according to God's Word. And, it's difficult to align our lives with God's Word if we don't really know it, read it, study it and digest it. My journey really only started when I began seeking God daily by reading His Bible and crying out to Him. There have been ups and downs along the way, but He has helped me continue on this path and I weigh less than I've weighed in a decade. I hope that these words will be inspirational for you, too. The way to lose weight and have a pure life is to seek God and live according to His Word.

Dear Heavenly Father, we praise You that You offer us hope and inspiration in the Bible. We thank You that Your Word tells us of Your love for us. Thank You that it offers us direction for living according to Your good and perfect will. Please forgive us when we go astray and help us keep our way pure. May we hide Your Word in our heart so we don't sin against You. Please keep us from overeating and becoming complacent in our journey. We love You and long to glorify You. And, may we not become overly focused on ourselves and the resutls or the gift, but rather the Giver and Lifesaver. In Jesus' name, AMEN!