#Recovery in Christ is the Main Theme of my Writing by Wendy L. Macdonald

Recovery in Christ is the main theme of my writing because I was rescued from something almost four decades ago. I never ever thought I would recover. My desperation motivated me to humble myself and ask people at my church to pray for my healing and deliverance. It was embarrassing. But I was desperate.

Before I recovered from eating disorders, I didn’t think I would ever be able to keep dangerous foods like ice cream or chocolates in my home. (At this moment, there’s a bucket of ice cream in my freezer that has gone past its prime because I lost interest in it.) Being normal about food is something I never take for granted. I never thought I would allow my body to have enough fat on it to pinch an inch. I would have jogged it off or purged it by other means before enabling curves to cling to me.

Right now, I can easily pinch an inch.

I’m recovered. I’m normal. I’m thankful to God.

My desperate need to control my body weight has been replaced by my need to cling to Christ. He’s the one who calls the shots now. It’s not a perfect relationship. I’m a work-in-progress.

Some of the things I learned at the beginning of my recovery were:

- It doesn’t hurt to ask God for our needs.
- God will never stop loving us.
- We’re saved by grace—not by works.
- Nature nurtures our spirit because it’s God’s artwork.
- Christianity is a relationship with Jesus, not just a religion.

RECOVERY:

R—relationship
God wants a relationship with you. Being born-again isn’t a religion; it’s being dead to sin and alive in Christ.
E—expect
God is our good Father and he wants us to expect he’s listening to our prayers and answering them in the way that is best.
C—can
We can do all the things God asks us to do by the power of the Holy Spirit in us.
O—only
Trusting Jesus is the only way to be saved; therefore, we cannot earn or lose salvation.
V—victory
God gives us victory over sin when we trust and submit to him.
E—everlasting
God’s love for us is everlasting. Our salvation is everlasting.
R—real
God’s presence in our lives is real. The more we believe, the more we receive evidence of his power at work in and around us.
Y—yes
When we die as a believer, Jesus will say yes to our entry into paradise because we said yes to his invitation to repent and trust in him.

I hope my post blessed you because I was blessed all over again writing about my recovery story. God is good.

Recovery blessings ~ Wendy Mac

 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7 KJV