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There are several eating disorders people face today. Anorexia is a very serious eating disorder in which people do not eat, or significantly reduce their food intake due to strong feelings of one being over-weight, unattractive, or another pschyolgolical reason.

Anorexia is a very serious and dangerous condition. It not only harms the person suffering with it, but also those family members and loved ones around them. Anorexia can even lead to death, and many other serious health problems.

Does the Bible Say Anything About Anorexia?

The bible does not specifically address the condition of anorexia. It does, however indicate that we are to care for our bodies, and that food was made for us to sustain our lives. God gave us authority to eat plants and animals for nutrition. Our body is the temple in which our soul is contained while we are alive on Earth. We must take care to protect it.

God is not concerned with our physical appearance. God is a judge of the heart, not the body, mind, or anything else. He is concerned with our goodness, our decisions, our choices of good or evil.

It is important to keep in mind that God can be with you on your struggle, but you may also need the help of a doctor, counselor or other individual with special training to help you overcome your eating disorder. God gave us these people to help us preserve and protect life. So please do not hesitate to get help immediately if you suffer with an eating disorder. We all have problems and we all need help at some point.

I Am Anorexic and a Christian, How Can I Stop This Condition?

This was an actual question I recently read from someone. They had been anorexic for several years, and wanted to stop. Here is my reply:

The first thing you need to realize is that you CAN get through this and be a winner. Also, I would like to point out that you are already in the right direction-Great job! Because the first step is seeing the problem, and then wanting to change the problem. You already acknowledge the issue, and have a sincere desire to overcome it. That is always the first and most important step to recovery and beating it!

Here are some suggestions of how to overcome this: First, try sit down and think of a list of healthy foods you would feel comfortable eating. Try to pick lots of veggies and fruits, and some lean meat also if possible.

Set a goal, and write it down secretly on a piece of paper. Say to yourself something like: “Okay, I will eat 3 times per day.” Make a meal plan out (think about portions, and a good blend of food that will give you the proper nutrition–you can see a food pyramid or nutrition site for more information).

Getting it down on paper is important, because it will help you commit to it. Then just tell yourself, ‘Okay, I have to do this.’ Try to force yourself to just sit down and briefly eat a nutritious meal. Soon, you will get in the habit of eating.

If you think you are over-weight, and have mental thoughts telling yourself that, you must push those thoughts out of your head. I can personally tell you that I used to be so self conscious about myself (particularly my nose, and ears). I used to look in the mirror and think I was ugly. I hated my looks. But then I met the woman of my dreams, and we got married. I have never thought those things, because she loves me for who I am, not how I look. And now, I can look back and see that I was blowing my looks out of proportion (majorly). I feel so much happier now, and I do not have those issues anymore.

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This question was recently asked to me about my thoughts on Joel Osteen. “Is he preaching God’s word, or is he just trying to get money? Is he a scam artist?”

Personally, I have both pros and cons about him. The positive is that he does give some very good inspirational and motivational messages sometimes. This does have its place in the world, and I think it can and does help people get through hard times. After all, you can do anything better with a positive attitude than you can with a negative attitude. There are a lot of people that attend his church for a reason: He is good at what he does! The only downside is that God does say that we are going to suffer. There is no such thing that life will be all peaches and cream. You will have failures, and sadly, you may die having never fulfilled all the things you wanted. Some people even die and have terrible lives. It happens!

But I admit that I often enjoy listening to his sermons, and I have also read one of his books (Your Best Life Now), and I enjoyed it as well. At the same time, of course Joel isn’t perfect, as only Jesus was perfect and sinless in God’s eyes.

The negative is that he does not really focus on the scripture much in many of his messages. He blends positivity with God (which is great), but I think people need more scripture and biblical learning in some cases. Especially since it is an actual church, and not a motivational place or something. Again, I think Joel is doing what he is best at. And if that means he is better at doing the motivation than the “Hellfire and brimstone” stuff, then let him do it. Also, I don’t know what happens in the non-televised portion of his ministry. Perhaps this is addressed then? Who knows?

Also, I am a little disheartened by the huge fancy building, and all of that. I think people should be spending that money on helping the poor, not some extravagant mortgage for a football stadium (or whatever it is). So I always feel all people in religious authority need to be good stewards of the money they are given.

But keep this in mind: Only God can judge! We don’t know Joel’s heart, only God does, and only God has the right to judge him.

But in my opinion, I think he is just like everyone else: NOT PERFECT. He has good qualities, and I am sure has his own struggles with sin and problems as well. Big deal, don’t we all?

But anyways, those are my thoughts on Joel Osteen. I think he is talented, witty, and good at what he does. He isn’t perfect, maybe he could do better, but that is up to God to decide, not me! Great question though!

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