Just Tell Me The Truth

I was at the store today and walked by the book isle. I saw 5 new diet books. Each on promising

 amazing results, to Shred, Melt and Walk off the unwanted pounds we carry.  Inside the cover of each book was a reason that this book was different than all the other books out there. Each book had an entire section of recipes in the back, and each book had a particular way for you to mix and match your food so that you could achieve the magic results that the front cover promised. So basically for $24.95 all your problems with weight will be over. What kills me is that if we had the self control to cook and live that way long term, WE WOULDN"T BE OVERWEIGHT! I am sure that just like me most of you can count, weigh foods, identify carbohydrates, and eat like a Mediterranean caveman in the zone. Information is not the problem. The problem is not managing food, its managing stress, friends, boredom, and all of the rest of the emotions and circumstances that I have learned to manage by using food, without using food.

I was recently reading The Bible and in John Chapter 16, where Jesus is preparing the disciples for His departure from earth to His Father in heaven. He explains to them about the function of the Holy Spirit that will come to help them when He is gone. In verse 13 He tells them that when the Spirit comes, He will guide them in all truth. The comfort in these words was that Jesus was not leaving them alone or without guidance. One of the most difficult things to do is to learn to rely on the Holy Spirit for answers. We want books to read, people we can dial, and other tangible things to fill the needs in our lives. Books, and people are all good things as long as they don't replace the Holy Spirit. I believe that one of the main reason diets don't achieve long term results, is because they distract us from the real problem with band aide answers. We don't need more information on how to calculate calories and carbs, we need books and mentors that teach us what it looks like to walk with the Holy Spirit day in a day out. Jesus sent Him to us to guide us in ALL truth, to comfort us, and to intercede on our behalf. That is the truth we should be seeking, and this is the solution we need to help us not turn to food when we are not hungry.