Author: Catherine Robinson
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Doctor’s Visit
Does it seem odd when I say, “I’m so glad I had eating disorders”? Without the pain of unwanted bingeing, I might have been forever held back by my low self-worth. I may never have seen just how spiritually broken – and in need of Jesus – I am. The first obvious sign of my…
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Weeds Grow Back Unless…
One of Celebrate Recovery’s analogies in particular has helped me better understand my hang-ups and habits; Celebrate Recovery compares our character defects to garden weeds. My struggle was bulimia. Like the top of the weed poking through the soil, my habit of bingeing was anchored and nourished by its root. In my case, anxiety and…
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The White Car
Making decisions in the light When my husband was a young man, he went to buy a car. He went to see it when it was nighttime. The car was parked under a dim street light. He liked what he saw and bought the car. Delighted to be driving his lovely white Ford Fiesta home, he parked it…
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Even If – MercyMe
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Jeremiah 2:13
“My people have committed two sins:They have forsaken me, the spring of living water,and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water.” Jeremiah 2:13 Father God, I’m sorry that I have often tried to find love, worth and purpose in things and people; what I find in them offers only momentary satisfaction before fulfilment escapes me…
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Learning To Ride A Bicycle
Do you remember learning to ride a bicycle? There were so many skills to grasp – such as pushing off, pedalling, balancing, steering – and then you had to learn to do them all together at the same time. Initially we probably needed someone alongside to guide and encourage. Most of us will remember that…
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I Speak Jesus – Charity Gayle
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Redeemed – Big Daddy Weave
The words in this song resonate so much with me. How about you? When battling bulimia, all I could see was the struggle. I felt chained by my failures, weighed down by feelings of unworthiness.Praise God – as Big Daddy Weave’s song tells us – God isn’t done with us yet! He has redeemed us…
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No Shortcut To Recovery
When we think we know best, we usually get lost! There is no shortcut to recovery from our anxieties and unhealthy habits. The Bible is our map, showing us the way to recovery. Follow the map! Jesus said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” Luke 11:28 Christ-centred recovery programmes,…
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Dogs Behind The Fence
When people hurt and rejected me, my response for years had been to binge. Praise God that when I found my identity and worth in Jesus, my view of self was transformed, and my strivings calmed. What people thought of me mattered less to me. One would think the ‘need’ to binge (on feelings of hurt…
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