God, Do You Care If I’m Fat?

Kim Jagwe
3 min readMay 21, 2021
Photo by Michał Kubalczyk on Unsplash

I sat watching the darkness recede as golden rays peeked through my living room blinds. Unfortunately, golden light mingled with tears made it hard for me to see the scriptures on my screen.

My sleeve was tear-soaked as I tried to get my emotions under control.

“God, I hate food addiction!”. I whispered. “It’s a dirty thief, and the world seems to push it in all of its junk food glory.

As a former food addict, I know the pain of feeling trapped in the grip of excess flesh and cravings.

It’s taken me decades to fight my way out of this self-inflicted prison.

Many of us blame God for these bodies we came prepackaged in. What’s harder to grapple with is how we manage these loaner temples.

It makes you wonder,

Does God care if we eat poor diets and rarely exercise?

If you walked into a typical place of worship and looked around at the condition of God’s people, you might believe that it’s no big deal. Unfortunately, even the leaders bear the marks of overindulgence.

The mere mention of proper diet and exercise has become so highly charged; we risk being branded as “Body-Shamers.”

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Kim Jagwe

Kim Jagwe:, Podcaster* Faith Builder* CEO of God's Perfect Size.* Really Cool Human. My internet home is www.kimjagwe.com