Eating Disorders

In this article, Ed Welch argues that the struggle with eating disorders (anorexia and bulimia) is complex. Anorexia is legalistic and requires rigid control. Bulimia is licentious and out-of-control. Both put self, not God, at the center of a person’s life. Welch maintains that a simple Bible verse will not solve these life-limiting problems. Change will happen only when a person evaluates his or her relationship with God and lets go of self-developed rule-keeping behavior (in regard to food). Welch concludes that, to do this, a person must search God’s Word, seek counsel from wise people, tell the truth, and set out on a new course towards victory over food obsessions.