Life Issues – Page 2

9 Strategies to Cope with the Urge to Overeat

Consider the following suggestions to help you cope with the strong urges to overeat.

Give definition to your mealtime.
Set an eating schedule that suits your needs. Have a special place to eat along with a table setting so that your meal has a clear beginning and ending, instead of in front of the computer or in your car.

Give yourself positive statements while you examine your struggle to overeat: Hunger signals come and go and increase over time. Rate the intensity now and have choices for healthy food. Use self-talk like: [Read more…]

10 Steps to Emotional Freedom

Make amends
Take steps to correct any problems you may have caused for others and acknowledge to them your regret for causing difficulty in their lives . . . Pursue peace with all men and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord. – Heb. 12:14
Make friends with failure
The fear of failure can hold you back from success. Most successful people have failed many more times than they’ve succeeded.
Don’t say yes when you mean no
If you feel it is always your “duty” to say yes to a certain person, that may be reflective of an unhealthy relationship.

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Filling the Emptiness

God has a plan to deal with that sense of lack in our lives. – Steve Arterburn

Do you feel empty? You’re not the only one. We all struggle with emptiness from time to time. In the Bible, even David struggled with loneliness and emptiness. He cried out to God, “Turn to me and have mercy, for I am alone and in deep distress,” (Psalm 25:16, NLT).

Feelings of emptiness can give us a desire to turn to God as David did. But it becomes unhealthy when we turn to addiction to fill our emptiness.

Some people who struggle with codependency may turn to an unhealthy relationship in an attempt to fill the void in their lives, while others go shopping or binge on food to make themselves feel better. Still others turn to a bottle of pills or alcohol to numb their feelings of hopelessness.

No matter how hard your situation may seem, if you’re trying to fill the emptiness through unhealthy ways, you’ll relapse and things will get worse. To recover, you have to learn how to fill your inner emptiness in healthy ways. How? Here are a few tips to help you get started. [Read more…]

How to Live Shame-Free

Shame is an emotional terrorist—it holds us hostage. – Steve Arterburn

Do you struggle with negative thoughts about yourself? Maybe you had a difficult childhood. Or, perhaps you were in an abusive relationship. And now you feel like you’re a prisoner to these negative beliefs. Shame, no doubt, is a very dangerous negative emotion—it will hold you in bondage and take away your freedom.

Your thought life determines the direction in which you live your life. The Bible puts it this way, “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he” (Proverbs 23:7, KJV). [Read more…]

6 Steps to Healing the Wounds Of Childhood Sexual Abuse

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually abused before the age of 18! Some experts estimate the real statistics are even higher – it’s overwhelming. But if you were sexually abused as a child or teen, there is hope for your healing!

Here are 6 steps you can take to find healing:

Break Your Silence.
You’ve probably heard the saying: “You’re only as sick as your secrets.” You may not have any desire to tell anyone that you were sexually abused. Ever. But if you buried your wounds deep down inside, the only way to heal is to break your silence. [Read more…]

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