Helping Others

The last time I spoke to Doc, she mentioned how sometimes helping others is good for your own personal recovery. I've only been doing this for about six weeks, I think and God seems to be using me already to reach others with similar food addictions. It started with my friend, "S". Friend S and I were talking about things going on in our lives and I mentioned my adventures in recovery. She was telling me about her problem with sugar and she realized she had a pretty significant addiction to it. Since our talk, she has found the courage to start making changes to eliminate it from her diet. She is reading a book on clean eating and she is very inspired. She and I will be meeting again soon to talk more in depth about what I do, versus a workable game plan for her. Today, I was having a play date with my friend ST. Our kids were playing and she mentioned my weight loss. Apparently it's noticeable to others....a nice thing to have noticed! I was explaining my food addiction, what my problem was, and how I am working in recovery from it. Her eyes got big and she said that sounds just like her. She can't wait to hear more about it. She and I are going to find a time soon to "get down and dirty" (well, you know what I mean) in details. I am even going to take her to the store I shop at and show her all of my grocery treasures! How humbling to be an example for others, used by God. Who knew that facing my problem would end up giving hope to others with the same issue? All I can say is wow. God amazes me!