Thoughts and fears about food are often ‘loud’ during an eating disorder.
The Bible describes food as God’s good creation and gift, and encourages us to enjoy it responsibly. You can learn more about how food fits into the Christian story here. The material below might also help you to reflect on this.
Knowing about this perspective won’t necessarily make your concerns about food go away – and that’s OK. Gradually over time, it might help you learn to think differently about food, and the concerns may begin to settle.
This video is designed to help you reflect on Scriptures about food. There is also a PDF listing the Scriptures in the video below. If one or more Scriptures stand out to you, you might want to use this to spend some time reflecting, praying or journaling about these.
