Christians are free from dieting. My own experience has taught me that as a Christian I have a right to be free. I saw the chains fell to the ground. I was free. My heart knew it beyond a doubt. My mind even seemed to grasp the idea. But my hands were in control and they reached down to grab up the chains and wrap them back around me.
Being overweight is the same thing. Christian diet plans have helped me achieve the desired weight loss. Christian diet plans have also helped me to get back in the chains by forcing me to follow their RULES. I get so tangled up in one chain offered by the Christian diet that I give up and pull back on my old chains.
I have wrapped my body with the chains; the chains of diets, calories, inactivity, overindulgence and so much more. My chose was the chains over the freedom. My actions with the chains have to be the first thing that changes if I am going to fundamentally change my life. I can not rely on the Christian diet plans or the Christian diet books to give me my answer.
Christian diets are almost as prevalent as secular diets. Everyone seems to have the right pattern to help me get healthy or to lose weight. The thing that we tend to forget is that God does not do any two things the same. There was only one burning bush, only one talking donkey and there can be only one way for ME to lose weight, get fit and stay healthy.
I can not follow YOUR path any more than you can follow mine. That is why the best Christian diet plan is one that is specific to you and designed by the ultimate diet guru Himself.
The problem with finding the best Christian diet plan that will guarantee weight loss is that you have to commit to consistently studying the word AND also be willing to do the things that the word leads you to do.
Some Christian Diet Tips in the Bible
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1. Christian dieters need to go to the mountain top – Jesus often went to the mountain top to recharge and refresh his spirit. Take a hike and spend some time with God.
2. Christian dieters need to eat it fresh – Daniel ate fresh fruits and vegetables to be healthier than the others around him.
3. Christian dieters need to be consistent – John spent his whole life eating grasshoppers and honey.
4. Christian dieters MUST spend time feeding the heart – David walked a successful life (even though he had some mighty stumbles) because he pursued God with his whole heart.
All of these are great ideas for developing a Christian diet. Some of the best selling Christian diet programs include these ideas. But God does not come in a box even when that box is a packaged Christian diet. How the ideas and concepts from scripture will work in your life and in my life has to be an individual decision made with prayer and study. The experts know very little compared to the Creator. I think I would get much farther in all of the things I attempt if I would take more time to consult with Him first.
Finding the best Christian Diet plan has to begin with finding the Diet Planner and then allowing Him to guide me to the successful weight loss that I desire.