Even if you have to lose more than 75 pounds, a local church can probably help you with a diet plan that works in conjunction with your faith for better success.
Con: Have you been going to the diet classes at church?
Nim: Yep, for about a week.
Con: Well, I can tell it's working.
Nim: REALLY??!!!
Nim: I must look fantastic!!! I knew the diet was working, but I had no idea you'd see such a big difference in so short a time. Look at you, you can't keep your eyes off me! I must really be fabulous!
Con: A little compliment goes a long way with Nim.
Nim: Who's got a camera? Someon needs to get a picture of me...quick!
Nim: I've been kidding myself, but now I'm serious about my diet.
Nim: I don't want others judging me and thinking I'm just a fatso.
Con: And they shouldn't. Jesus teaches us in the Parable of the Weeds that we shouldn't judge the "Good Seed" from the "Weeds." All judgment should be left to God.
Nim: That might be helpful if I was eating seeds. But what I need is a diet food that doesn't taste like feet!
It’s important to remember that not everything you hear from others is true. Read your Bible to make sure you don’t just believe what others tell you about God.
Amos: This diet has me thinking about the forbidden fruit.
Con: Wow! That's a great way to relate your experience to the Bible, Amos. You know, no one knows what fruit it really was. The idea of it being an apple is just legend. Some scholars even say it's a fruit that no longer exists.
Con: What kind of fruit do you think it might have been?
Just like when we’re dieting, Christians must be resolute in their obedience. The body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit and deserves to be treated as holy.
Amos: The vet made my master put me on a diet.
Nim: How's that going?
Amos: I realized that being on a diet is lot like our journey as Christians. Every morning, we have to wake up and make a decision to be faithful or not.
Nim: Yeah, but at least with a diet, you don't have the devil whispering in your ear to be bad.
Amos: I don't know. I've always thought the devil might come dressed as a cupcake.
