Why could I not control this?

I felt stuck. Hopeless. Ridiculous.

Then, in His unmatched and unexpected way, the Lord stepped in to deliver me from bondage. 

I remembered a friend who had spoken of similar struggles with food and body image. I reached out to her immediately and she lovingly shared her experience in a 12-step program for food addiction recovery. My decision to join the program was influenced entirely by my trust in her.