Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths.
That is the question. How will God help me?
I used to think
If God is in control, why would he put me through this. Why would He give me an eating disorder and make me suffer?
Let me tell you this, God doesn't give you anything thing you cant handle. These struggles He gives you are to make you stronger in your FAITH.
Common Questions about God and eating disorders:
Does anyone really and truly love me?
John 3:16-17
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
Will God help me with my eating disorder? Can I safely trust Him?
Proverbs 3:5-6 (New Living Translation)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths.
I've been hiding my hurtful behaviors. Is there anything wrong with that?
James 5:16 (Modern King James Version)
Confess faults to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous one avails much.
Proverbs 11:14
Where there is no counsel, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
Will God help me with my shame and inner pain?
Psalm 147:3
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
What's wrong with using physical things, like food and weight-control, to try to meet our emotional needs?
Habakkuk 2:18 (New International Version)
"Of what value is an idol, since a man has carved it? Or an image that teaches lies? For he who makes it trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak."
Who is the ultimate force promoting eating disorders? And where is he trying to lead us?
John 10:10
"The thief [Satan] does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I [Jesus Christ] have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly."
God is the ultimate force for good. Where do His ways lead us?
Philippians 4:6-7 (New Revised Standard Version)
Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
I continue to have a powerful inner struggle. What can I do?
Philippians 3:13-14
Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
If I let go of the eating disorder, how will I fill the void and provide for unmet needs?
Matthew 11:28-30
"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."
What is one thing you can do to support recovery?
Romans 12:2http://www.freebiblestudyguides.org/bible-answers/eating-disorders.htm
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.
