Eating & Body Image

70-79 (Seventies) Female

"I have to earn the right to eat by exercising or being productive first."

LIE: Earn food through exercise. TRUTH: God feeds birds who do nothing—you're worth MORE and food is provision, not pa...

See Truth Matthew 6:26

13-15 (Early Teen) Male

"If I eat what I want, I'll lose all control and become disgusting"

LIE: Need rigid food control. TRUTH: Christ gives liberty, not bondage. Gal 5:1

See Truth Galatians 5:1

10-12 (Pre-Teen) Female

"I'll never be free from obsessing over food and my body"

LIE: Never free. TRUTH: In Christ, you're a NEW CREATION. Old gone. All things NEW. 2 Cor 5:17

See Truth 2 Corinthians 5:17

80-89 (Eighties) Female

"I'm too old and heavy to be physically attractive to anyone, especially my spouse."

LIE: Too old for desire. TRUTH: You are ALL FAIR with NO SPOT in you. (Song of Solomon 4:7)

See Truth Song of Solomon 4:7

60-69 (Sixties) Female

"I've wasted so many years hating my body—it's too late to change."

LIE: I've wasted too many years hating my body. TRUTH: Christ presents you glorious NOW—not after decades of healing, ...

See Truth Ephesians 5:25-27

40-49 (Forties) Male

"I need to fast, cleanse, or detox to get spiritually clean and reset my body."

LIE: Need to fast/cleanse to be spiritually clean. TRUTH: To the pure all things pure—you're ALREADY clean through Chr...

See Truth Titus 1:15

40-49 (Forties) Male

"Real men don't struggle with food or eating—this weakness proves I'm not a man."

LIE: Real men don't struggle with food. TRUTH: God invites you to taste His goodness—Jesus ate freely and met physical...

See Truth Psalm 34:8

40-49 (Forties) Female

"My worth is determined by the number on the scale"

LIE: My worth is my weight. TRUTH: Your worth was set at Calvary. Christ IN you is your identity, not scale numbers. (Ga...

See Truth Galatians 2:20

13-15 (Early Teen) Male

"I'm too skinny and weak to be respected as a man"

LIE: Too skinny to respect. TRUTH: David was smallest—God made him king. Zech 4:6

See Truth Zechariah 4:6

40-49 (Forties) Female

"If I eat what I want, I'll lose all control and destroy my health"

LIE: Freedom means destruction. TRUTH: Holy Spirit lives IN your body guiding you. Connected to Vine, fruit comes natura...

See Truth 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

40-49 (Forties) Male

"My metabolism slowing down is punishment for past dietary sins and neglect."

LIE: Slow metabolism is punishment for past sins. TRUTH: God blots out transgressions and will NOT remember your sins—...

See Truth Isaiah 43:25

16-18 (Late Teen) Female

"I have to earn the right to eat by working out or being good enough today."

LIE: Earn food through performance. TRUTH: Father feeds birds who earn nothing - you're worth infinitely more. Matthew 6...

See Truth Matthew 6:26

30-39 (Thirties) Female

"Everyone else has a healthy relationship with food and I'm broken beyond repair."

LIE: I'm broken beyond repair. TRUTH: God makes roads in wildernesses, rivers in deserts—NEW THINGS spring forth NOW (...

See Truth Isaiah 43:18-19

10-12 (Pre-Teen) Female

"Eating is dangerous; food will make me lose control and ruin my body"

LIE: Food = danger. TRUTH: Father FEEDS you with JOY. You're more valuable than sparrows. Matt 6:25-26

See Truth Matthew 6:25-26

50-59 (Fifties) Female

"My body is disgusting and I'm ashamed to be seen."

LIE: My body is disgusting. TRUTH: You are fearfully and wonderfully made RIGHT NOW. Psalm 139:14

See Truth Psalm 139:14

25-29 (Late Twenties) Male

"I'm too far gone - my metabolism is ruined and my body is broken."

LIE: Too damaged to recover. TRUTH: God restores years the locust ate - nothing is too late. (Joel 2:25)

See Truth Joel 2:25

25-29 (Late Twenties) Male

"Real men don't care about their appearance or what they eat."

LIE: Real men don't care about health. TRUTH: Your body is God's temple - stewardship is worship. (1 Cor 6:19-20)

See Truth 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

10-12 (Pre-Teen) Male

"My worth is determined by how I look and what others think of my body."

LIE: Worth = appearance. TRUTH: You're worth more than sparrows—they don't earn it, neither do you. Matt 6:26

See Truth Matthew 6:26

40-49 (Forties) Female

"My body is disgusting and I'll never be beautiful again at this age"

LIE: My body is disgusting. TRUTH: God looks at the heart, not appearance. You are fearfully and wonderfully made RIGHT ...

See Truth 1 Samuel 16:7

25-29 (Late Twenties) Female

"Caring about my appearance this much makes me shallow and unspiritual."

LIE: Caring about body is shallow. TRUTH: Your body is God's TEMPLE - glorify Him in it. (1 Cor 6:19-20)

See Truth 1 Corinthians 6:19-20