Jesus calls us to live in freedom Jesus calls us to live in freedom

“I wish I was allowed to eat!” This was the constant thought that plagued me for years. It seemed so unfair that others were allowed to eat. But not me. Whose rules kept me so hungry? It definitely wasn’t God’s. For years, I felt powerless to say no to the behavior associated with anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Hunger pangs would shoot through my navel to gnaw at my spine. How crazy was it to starve myself, even though food was always available? Available, but not permissible. Even though I was 40 pounds underweight, I feared gaining a single pound. Yet, the horror of not losing another pound far outweighed that fear. That horror actually helped to satisfy my gnawing hunger. Noth