Emotional eating was a HUGE barrier in my own weight loss journey. It was a process to learn how to go to God for help handling emotional storms rather than burying them under food. 

The following is a prayer I wrote to help myself in this area. I pray it encourages you as well. This prayer is included in my newest book, The Weight Loss Prayers: 30 Daily Prayers for Weight Loss Motivation.

Today's Prayer

"Righteous Father, I admit that I have been struggling with emotional eating for a long time. You said in Your word that Your strength is made perfect in my weakness. I come to you right now to confess this area of weakness to you and ask for Your strength in helping me to overcome it.

I can't do this alone. Help me to experience Your powerful, saving grace today. Fill me with Your love, joy, and peace.

Give me the courage to face the truth about my eating habits and the effects that they are having on my body now and the effects they will have in the future. The truth may hurt, but I'd rather deal with reality of truth rather than the false security of lies. Reveal to me how this habit negatively impacts my spiritual, emotional, and physical health.

Show me the emotions that are driving my behavior and give me the courage to feel them rather than drowning them under food. You have promised to never leave me or forsake me and I trust You will be with me every step of my recovery process.

In the name of Jesus, help me to restore a right relationship with food and put it in its proper place - that of only healing, energizing and nourishing my body. Help me to put You first in all things. I thank You Father that You hear me and always hear me. Amen."

Be blessed in Health, Healing, and Wholeness,