My Worst Enemy, Bulimia...My Best Friend, Jesus Christ

This is a wonderful little table I got from an online community for bulimics I used to moderate (before I got kicked out for being a biblical counselor, ironically enough). As you consider and "count the cost" of leaving bulimia behind, contemplate the riches of His grace and joy of His fellowship.

My Worst Enemy, Bulimia	My Best Friend, Jesus Christ
1. Temporarily numbs pain, but never satisfies	1. He comforts and soothes me with His love
	Psalm 7:9: For he satisfieth the longing soul and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
	Isaiah 53:4: Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
2. Makes promises it can’t keep	2. Jesus is faithful and never changes
	Mal. 3:6: For I am the Lord, I change not
	Psalm 37:5: Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust in Him; and he shall bring it to pass.
3. Gives me guilt and shame for all my efforts	3. The Lord justifies=declared righteous=not guilty 2 Cor. 5:17 if any man be in Christ he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new.
	Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit
4. Lies to keep me chained a. tells me I’m fat; ugly b. dirty, shameful, no good	4. Jesus wants us to walk in freedom and calls me His child; loves me (Psalm 139) John 8:32: And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. Luke 4:18: He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.
5. Wants to claim my life	5. Jesus wants to change my life and use me for His glory 1 John 4:10: Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His son to be the propitiation for our sins. 1 John 4:4b: Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.