You Are Not Your Eating Disorder

Yes, I'm posting a clip I wrote about Christen again. But what I want you to focus on is:

" You are not 

Your illness. 

You have an

Individual

story to tell.

You have 

a name,

a history,

a Personality.

Staying 

yourself 

is part of

the battle."

I love this quote, I'm unsure who wrote it. I won't take credit for it :). But friends, we are not our eating disorder. How cool is that. I have been guilty of saying, "my" eating disorder. Oh my word, its not "my" because I am speaking that its still part of me. Yes, I still struggle but I don't have to be identified to the eating disorder as possession over my life. 

I believe when we take out the possession of the Eating disorder, it doesn't have as much power over us. I mean in reality, who really wants the power of being identified as only being the girl who has an eating disorder. It takes time to begin peeling the onion and changing your mindset of how you view yourself outside of the eating disorder. This takes times, and I'm still learning this daily. 

Viewing yourself outside of having an eating disorder is hard. We are powerful women who have a story to share. Our story is to help others overcome there own demons of the eating disorder. The cool thing is even if we are still in the middle of our struggle, you can help others by sharing your passion of overcoming, having victory over small things and big things, being yourself to others, and being true to YOU!! 

God has a plan for each of us. Yes, at times I struggle with this because I want a quick fix, my own power. But God is working for us not against us! He is waiting for us to fully give over the eating disorder to him! He is unfolding your story right in front of you! We can choose to write out own story which brings more defeat than anything. Or we can choose to allow God to help write our stories. These stories become powerful! It takes the power of our eating disorder to a story of healing and redemption. Still learning each day on how to let go and let God! 

Be you, fight for you, fight for others, love yourself, be kind to yourself, help yourself, help others, don't give up....

A song I cling to daily, it inspires me to fight!!!!

Until you stop breathing
Until you stop bleeding
Until your heart stops kick-drum beating
When it's hard times
When it's long days
And the enemy is right up in your face
When your back's against the ropes and you're feeling all alone

Keep fighting the good fight (Never give up, never give up)
Keep letting your light shine (Holding it high as long as you live)
'Cause I'm never gonna leave you
Always gonna see you through to the other side
Keep fighting the good, fighting the good, fighting the good fight, good fight

Even in the road blocks (yeah)
Even through the rough spots
When you're feeling you've given all that you've got
I'm with you in the next step
Giving you in the next breath
I'll be the voice saying "You're gonna make it"
When you're out there on your own
You are never alone

Keep fighting the good fight (Keep fighting the good fight) (Never give up, never give up)
Keep letting your light shine (Keep letting your light shine) (Holding it high as long as you live)
'Cause I'm never gonna leave you
Always gonna see you through to the other side
Keep fighting the good, fighting the good, fighting the good fight, good fight

Just keep on singing (Keep on singing)
And keep on dancing (Just keep on dancing)
Joy will be your banner
And My love will be your anthem
And you may never know what your tomorrow holds
But you can know that I am holding your tomorrow

Keep fighting the good fight
Keep letting your light shine
Keep fighting the good fight (Keep fighting the good fight) (Never give up, never give up)
Keep letting your light shine (Keep letting your light shine) (Holding it high as long as you live)
'Cause I'm never gonna leave you
Always gonna see you through to the other side
Keep fighting the good, fighting the good, fighting the good fight, good fight

Fighting the good fight