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My name is Debbie Blair and from the time I was a child I desired more food than my body needed and had a stubborn attitude in general, thinking I knew what was best for me. On the outside I was seen as a good person – even though inwardly I struggled with wanting the approval of people, selfish ambition, and pride; and by the age of twenty-five, I weighed over 235 pounds. I grew up in churches with spiritual leadership and attended faithfully for thirty years, yet my life ended up in a pit! The Word of God teaches that greed is idolatry (Ephesians 5) and that greedy people will not inherit the kingdom of God. Instead of going to God’s Word to instruct me, I went to worldly methods of dieting and exercising but would just gain the weight back when I grew tired of following the restrictions. Thank God for sending Weigh Down into my life in the fall of 1995.
During the first session I learned the mere Christianity principles (simple teachings of Jesus Christ) that would set me free from my sinful behaviors. By denying myself the freedom to decide when and how much I ate, I was able to see the enslavement I was in (Luke 9:23, John 8:34). I actually had to fight with myself to obey the God who made me. The main focus of the class was to get me to transfer my passion for food over to a devotion to God Almighty. Once that was accomplished I just wanted more and more of God! His ways are far better than mine and bring blessings! For example, God wants me to turn to Him instead of to anger. He wants me to fear Him instead of fearing what people think about me. In two years time, I lost eighty pounds, God’s Word became living and active in my life and I hungered and thirsted after righteousness instead of earthly things (Matthew 6:33). I became a new creation (1 Cor. 5:17), learning to see everything from God’s perspective and to do things His way instead of my own way. Living this way brought incredible peace, joy and hope! This led me to become a Weigh Down Coordinator myself because helping others find this amazing grace makes life worth living!
In 1997, 1998, and 2000, I went to the Desert Oasis held in Nashville and I saw first-hand the fruit that was being born through this ministry. I read Gwen Shamblin’s books and watched her life testify to the fact that complete repentance from sin and then obedience to God is the only way to enter the kingdom and become the light of the world. I continued to share what I was learning with friends and family and to encourage our church to use the Exodus from Strongholds class. The leaders resisted the idea and as time went on, even those who had lost weight in Weigh Down began to gain their weight back. John taught in 1 John 2:3-6, “We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.”
I wanted to walk as Jesus did and over the years I have spent much time seeking what that meant though God’s Word. I learned that Satan was a liar and I also learned to begin discerning between true spiritual leaders and false ones. In the fall of 2001, Weigh Down Advanced came out and I joined a class. This class helped me lay down the idol of food for good and then showed me that God was calling me to something bigger than just cleaning up my own life. I needed to take a stand for the truth and help God get His will done on earth as it is in heaven. The apostle John says in 1 John 2:17, “The world and it’s desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.” I want to live forever and I want to be a servant in the kingdom of God – under the Lordship of Jesus Christ His Son. I want to be a vessel to house God’s Holy Spirit and then go out and help others find this relationship with the God of the universe. It begins with an invitation from the Father into a covenant relationship with Himself through His Son Jesus Christ. All relationships require a response (Romans 12:1-2) and God’s Word gives clear instruction on what He wants from His people. Disobedience or rebellion sidetracks a person from living out the will of God or being free to follow in the footsteps of Jesus.
A few years back, God revealed to me through the words of Psalm 40:1-10 what He had done for me because I had been obedient to Him. God continues to bless my life and the lives of my family abundantly. There are five Blair’s and we have collectively lost over 300 pounds as a family. I have had the privilege of seeing my own teenage girls repent and learn these truths along with my husband. I praise God for the truth and love sharing about our lives and God’s resurrection power.
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