Completed Victory In 40 Days

I completed 40 Days in Victory over food addiction. During this 40 days, I was recuperating from foot surgery and mostly sitting in a chair with my foot prompt up. I knew if I ate whatever I wanted and as much as I wanted I would gain more weight. And this would just make my situation worse.

So with God’s help, I determined to follow the way God instructed me to eat when He helped me loss over 90 pounds. I am so amazed. During my time of recuperation following God’s instructions for my eating, I lost 11 pounds.

Wow! Eleven pounds. Who would have thought I could lose 11 pounds mostly sitting in a chair with my foot prompt up. I didn’t stick to any type of diet. I ate what others prepared and brought to me. Wow!

I followed how God led me to eat and lost 11 pounds sitting in a chair with my foot prompt up. Amazing. Thank you Lord Jesus for helping me succeed. Wow!

Each day, I wrote down what I ate. Then I found a scripture for each day and wrote a short prayer to help me have strength to resist temptations. God helped me.

After all these links, I have posted my little short prayers and the scripture for each of my days 21- 40. But if you would like to see the previous days of 1- 20, check out the links below. The order may be a little confusing, but each article was written at a different time. Just keep on until the end. Thanks for your patience.

Hope my struggles and victories help encourage you achieve your own victories in your struggles.

Below is the first part:

40 Days of Victory

Now this is the second part:

40 Days of Victory- Starting Over

This is the third part

40 Days of Victory- Part 3

This is the fourth part:

Halfway to Victory – 40 Days of Victory

Now for the last section-

Day 21: Thank you Lord, letting us know how much You love us and that You designed victory for all of us.

See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me. Isaiah 49:16

Day 22: Thank you Lord, for helping us resist temptations to overeat. 

Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul. 1 Peter 2:11

Day 23: Thank you Lord, for healing us & helping us eat what is sufficient. 

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Day 24: Thank you Lord, for guiding and teaching me how to eat sufficiently.

 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye. Psalms 32:8

Day 25: Thank you Lord, for take-out restaurant food. You helped me with self-control. Since I only ate half, I was able to enjoy leftovers later..

That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man. Ephesians 3:16

Day 26: Thank you Lord, when I fell down in the kitchen, it was not because of food. But rather, I tripped and fell on the floor. Thank you Lord, the only thing hurt was my pride. I am getting stronger every day. Thank you for helping me. “Keep on, keeping on.”

Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. Hebrews 12:1

Day 27: Thank you Lord, for helping me have the pleasure of Your Presence versus pleasure food. Your Presence is so much better.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. Psalms 23:5,6

Day 28: Thank you Lord, for Your strength helping us overcome.

Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore! Psalms 105:4

Day 29: Thank you Lord, for helping me avoid the dessert section of the buffet. Also thank you, I have healthy choices at the buffet.

Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy. Jude 1:24

Day 30: Invite God’s Presence to be with you.

 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. Revelation 3:20

Day 31: Thank you Lord, for Your sweet Presence. You’re better than ice cream and cookies. 

Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus, my Lord. For his sake, I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage so that I could gain Christ. Philippians 3:8 

Day 32: Thank you Lord, for helping follow Your will, especially concerning my food choices.

Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Philippians 3:12

Day 33: Thank you for removing the desire for junk food from my heart. You changed my mind. Also, thank you for a very unusual occurrence for us in the deep south- SNOW.

And be renewed in the spirit of your mind. Ephesians 4:23

Day 34: Thank you Lord for another snow day here in lower south. Thank you for helping me make good choices both with what goes in my mouth and the words that come out of my mouth. 

“Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.” Matthew 15:11

Day 35: Thank you Lord for leading us how to eat what is beneficial.

So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your strength comes from God’s grace, not from rules about food, which don’t help those who follow them. Hebrews 13:9 

Day 36: Your Presence Lord is the sweetest pleasure, sweeter than dessert, for You bring lasting joy.

You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever. Psalms 16:11

Day 37: Thank you Lord for the joy of Your Presence. I never feel bloated in Your Presence. You rejuvenate me instead.

Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! Psalms 34:8

Day 38: Thank you Lord for giving me strength to make wise food choices. 

As soon as I pray, you answer me; you encourage me by giving me strength. Psalms 138:3

Day 39: Thank you Lord for helping me eat and live life in Your Presence.

Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 

Day 40: Thank you Lord for helping me gain victory and lose weight. Thank you for Your Presence guiding me. 

For the Lord your God is living among you.He is a mighty savior.He will take delight in you with gladness.With his love, he will calm all your fears.He will rejoice over you with joyful songs. Zephaniah 3:17

Thank you Lord for your help. If it wasn’t for You, I could have never completed victory in 40 days. But because of You, I was able to lose weight and gain victory.