been trying to make food do for her what only Jesus can do. That was four years and 170 pounds ago. But the outward change was really just a by-product of the inner transformation she experienced when her life collided with the gospel, and she started looking to Jesus to fill the emptiness of her heart. AHA. I was talking to a man whose life had been an ongoing struggle with alcoholism. He tried to make changes many times. He went through numerous self-help programs and had been through the twelve