Intuitive Eating with the Bible, Challenge the Food Police
The fourth principle of Intuitive Eating is Challenge the Food Police. In this step we evaluate the unreasonable rules that dieting has created. We chase away any thoughts that are negative, hopeless, or guilt-provoking. We reframe our thoughts through our actual experiences and prolcaim Truth!
Who are the Food Police?
The food police are thoughts we have have that monitor our eating choices. They are a result of a culture that worships thinness and health. Our bodies become our god when we believe the media messages that tell us our food choices have the power to make us “good” or “bad”. These messages from the media, combined with inappropriate comments from others, create strongholds in our minds that the enemy uses to run a constant stream of lies through our heads.
How do I challenge the Food Police?
As Christians, we can rejoice knowing that through the Holy Spirit we have the power to take every thought captive to obey Christ (see 1 Corinthians 10:3-5). Challenging the food police requires that we become aware of our thoughts, evaluate them, and hold on to the truthful thoughts and crush the lies.
Challenge the Food Police: Step 1
In order to decipher which thoughts are truthful and which are not, we first need to know the truth. This begins with spending time in God’s word. Be sure to grab your free Bible Study download on the power of our thoughts.
Challenge the Food Police: Step 2
Become aware of your thoughts through practicing Christian Mindfulness. Through bringing awareness to thought, we can filter our thoughts and keep ourselves focused on the Truth.
Challenge the Food Police: Step 3
Evaluate your thoughts through asking these questions:
- Does this thought line up with scripture?
- Does this thought help me be the person Jesus calls me to be?
Challenge the Food Police: Step 4
Crush the lies by calling them out. Hold on to the truthful thoughts using Affirmations and Truths.
Challenging the food police is a crucial step in becoming an intuitive eater. Our beliefs become thoughts, our thoughts become feelings, and our feelings lead to behaviors.
“As a man thinks in his heart, so does he become.”
Proverbs 23:7
If you want your eating behaviors to change, you must begin by changing your thoughts. Be sure to grab your Bible Study Download on the power of our thoughts.
