All kinds of honesty are important, but honesty with ourselves is the root of all other kinds. I resisted with everything that was in me the notion that I had an eating disorder. Everybody else had the problem with my eating, not me. Only when I faced the painful truth, did I begin the journey to freedom, from not merely overeating, but all the underlying bondage that caused me to stuff my feelings.

The same thing happened when I acknowledged that my relationship with God was in need of correction. Sure, my whole life was a mess, but that had to be God's fault, right? I had to own up to the fact that God did not fail me; I had failed myself. I had to be open and receptive to His way. What power comes from Honesty! I used to be afraid of truth, but truth is becoming my friend.

One day at a time...
Today I will not let myself hide
from Truth simply to be comfortable;
I will use Truth as a tool for freedom.

~ Deborah H. ~

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