In Week Four of our disordered appetite series, we reach a turning point. After weeks of slowing down, telling the truth, and naming the struggle honestly, this conversation moves us from awareness into action—not by fixing ourselves, but by surrendering control to God.
This episode explores Principle One of Celebrate Recovery in a deeply practical way: I am not God. I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing, and that my life is unmanageable.
Rather than offering another diet plan or behavior fix, this teaching invites listeners to stop doing two things that quietly keep us stuck—and to make room for God to do what only He can do.
In This Episode
Why powerlessness is not failure—but freedom
How disordered appetite often masks deeper pain
The subtle ways denial protects us while keeping us trapped
Six destructive effects of denial on our emotions, energy, faith, and relationships
How food becomes comfort, control, and escape
Why denial isolates us from God and others
What it really means to “stop playing God”
The difference between self-reliance and surrender
Why recovery begins with stopping—not starting
This Week’s Two Actions
Stop denying the pain
Hiding wounds doesn’t heal them. Healing begins when pain is brought into the light.
Stop playing God
Managing emotions with food is an attempt to control what only God can heal.
Bottom Line:
Freedom does not begin with willpower, food rules, or discipline.
Freedom begins with truth, humility, and surrender.Celebrate Recovery at Peters Creek Baptist Church
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Stop denying the pain.
Stop playing God.
Let God do the healing.
