{"id":1165,"date":"2012-01-06T14:17:54","date_gmt":"2012-01-06T19:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2012-01-06T14:21:23","modified_gmt":"2012-01-06T19:21:23","slug":"a-prayer-for-emotional-eaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2012\/01\/a-prayer-for-emotional-eaters.html","title":{"rendered":"A Bible Verse for Emotional Eaters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress. Have mercy upon me and hear my prayer.\u00a0 Ps. 4:1<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/files\/2012\/01\/207166_10150566829270537_758175536_18018906_565319_n3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1169\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/261\/2012\/01\/207166_10150566829270537_758175536_18018906_565319_n3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Do you feel distressed, depressed, and like giving up?\u00a0 There\u2019s a better answer than a candy bar.\u00a0 Take your problems and the frazzled emotions they caused to the Lord.\u00a0 Ask for mercy and help &#8212; and He will be good and answer.\u00a0 He uses distress to enlarge\u00a0 you spiritually &#8212; to make you a bigger, stronger person inside.\u00a0 That\u2019s far better than being \u201cenlarged\u201d on the outside by that sugary snack!<\/p>\n<p><em>Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress. 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