“I had the pleasure to be apart of the Real Faith Real Food challenge at the end of 2018 right before the Christmas holiday. For most of 2018, I had been struggling with the stronghold of food and negative body image. Due to life circumstances, I h...”
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“I had the pleasure to be apart of the Real Faith Real Food challenge at the end of 2018 right before the Christmas holiday. For most of 2018, I had been struggling with the stronghold of food and negative body image. Due to life circumstances, I had turned to food as "my help" to alleviate my emotional and spiritual pain, which resulted in a 25+ lb weight gain in less than 8 months.
In 2017, I turned to a plant based diet to mitigate gastrointestinal issues, asthma flare ups and chronic joint pain. Changing my way of eating honestly wasn't difficult because my reason wasn't primarily focused on my physical appearance but on how I felt. This started to change once I began to lose weight. As I began to lose, the more I wanted to lose. At this time my calorie intake didn't go below 1800 calories, so I was definitely eating enough but my thoughts became obsessive about my weight and appearance. My reason became warped. This was exacerbated when the most trying time of my life happened in 2018. Though I wasn't one to truly binge on foods before, now I had No self control, which reinforced my negative self image. I became more frustrated with myself as I continued to lose control. I knew I had the ability to exercise control but for "some" reason, I wasn't able to get it together. Then the Holy Spirit whispered to me that the experiences I was recalling on how "I" used my "self-control" was really me relying on my own strength, not His. I began looking up weight loss tips and food freedom guides for the Christian which led me to Renee's Youtube channel and website. However, I honestly wasn't ready to implement the steps I needed to make.
Fast forward to October 2018. The 14 Day Real Food Real Faith Challenge! I decided to join in and I'm glad I did. It was great. Renee definitely hears from the Holy Spirit and has such a desire to share what He is ministering to her heart to others. Often times what she has had to say is something the Holy Spirit had been revealing to me previously but I had continued to be disobedient. Yet, since I had the accountability of the group, I decided to implement the tools she suggested knowing that they were tools that had "the power to break strongholds."
Coming out of the challenge, I have not been perfect with the tools I know God wants me to implement. However, I know the commitment I made to God during the 14 day challenge with Renee definitely resulted in some freedom. She is a willing and humble vessel ready to be used by God.
***If you have the chance to glean from her, take it! God will multiply the wisdom imparted from her to break some chains!”
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