Dieting and Legalism

You are being strengthened toward the only diet plan that will truly work for you, and that is moment by moment abiding and moment by moment obedience.  You don’t have to discipline yourself; your challenge is not one of self-discipline.  It is nearly the opposite; it is a challenge of falling back into the Lord's arms, a release of your will into His hands.  You do not have to tame your will, you need to release it.  Release your right to yourself; practice releasing your right to yourself, and watch and see what God will do.   

 If the Lord were to allow you permanent success through your own efforts, you would acquire the inaccurate belief that your liberation arrived because you followed your own rule (or that of a diet plan).  With that belief would come judgment toward those who do not also follow your rule.  This is the tyranny of legalism, which enslaves not only those who believe in it but also everyone who has the misfortune to come into contact with that person.  Pity the one who is loved by a person who suffers the sin of legalism. 

The way to be truly thankful for the food you eat is to stop taking for yourself and start receiving from God's hand.