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Her plan backfired. By the end of Lisa’s first semester in college, she had gained 50 pounds. Thus began her roller-coaster ride of weight gain followed by extreme dieting. In college, when Lisa and her boyfriend broke up, she comforted herself with food. She gained 20 pounds in three weeks, then starved herself in an effort to lose them. In October 1992, 22-year-old Lisa was meditating on Deuteronomy 30:19: “I call heaven and earth to witness this day against you that I have set before you life and death, the blessings and the curses; therefore choose life...” ("Amplified Bible, Classic Edition"). Knowing that her food addiction was trying to kill her, Lisa praised her way into God’s presence. “Lord,” she said, “I choose life. I choose You.” A Fight for Life With that choice, Lisa King entered the battle for her life. She started every day saying what God’s Word said about her. She never spoke another negative word about her weight or health. She confessed that she was free from food addictions because he whom the Son has set free is free indeed. She confessed that she was lean and healthy—that she only desired the food her body needed for nutrition. Within two years, those confessions had become a manifested reality. In 1994, when we first featured Lisa’s story, her father, Roy King, had just helped her celebrate her victory by taking her shopping on Rodeo Drive in Hollywood, Calif., to buy a new wardrobe. It’s been 25 years since that celebration, so recently we decided to check in with Lisa for an update on her spiritual journey. “Since my breakthrough in 1992, I’ve had two setbacks where I reverted to emotional eating and gained weight,” Lisa said. “The second time it happened, I gave up and totally surrendered to God. I asked, not about my weight, but about what He wanted me to do with the rest of my life. I told Him I would do whatever He told me to do, and He reminded me what I had heard every night on those CDs, ‘Just give a tithe of your time to the Lord, and all will be well with you.’ I knew that was my next step.” Surrendering every personal desire to the Lord—including being married—Lisa’s heart was flooded with peace. For more than 16 years, she worked as a sales representative for a pharmaceutical company. Her daytime hours were filled with driving from one medical office to another, meeting with doctors and discussing drugs and their uses. The job was time-consuming, demanding and often difficult because many doctors refused to let sales reps past their receptionists. But Lisa excelled at it. She earned a good salary and bonuses. Determined to give the Lord a tithe of her time, she adjusted her schedule. She started her mornings at 5 with a 40-minute jog on her treadmill while reading "THE BLESSING of The LORD" by Kenneth Copeland, and before leaving for work she spent another hour in the Word. After work, she spent an hour reading her parallel Bible that included the "King James Version" and the "Amplified Bible, Classic Edition." Later, she added the "Mirror" translation, which is a Greek paraphrase. She also added daily times of praying in the spirit. From the beginning, the Holy Spirit guided Lisa to read the New Testament one verse at a time from each translation before reading the next verse. She was immediately transformed by the Word. Each night, Lisa would listen to Gloria Copeland teach on "Walk With God—A Heart of Obedience." When KCM no longer offered it, Lisa had her CDs converted to an MP3 file. She also bought Gloria’s book "Walk With God," which included the same information. She didn’t diet. She immersed herself in God’s Word. The weight melted away. In June 2012, the Lord gave Lisa new instructions. He didn’t want her to make her own decisions anymore about which doctor she would see when. He didn’t want her trying to figure out the best time to catch them or the easiest route. He told her to inquire of Him and get His direction for each step of her day. In obedience, Lisa began asking God each day who to visit first. She’d follow His leading, make the call, and then sit in her car and pray about who to call on next. Many times, the Lord told her to visit a doctor renowned for refusing to see sales reps. At first, she’d protested. “But Lord, he always refuses to see us!” she would say. 'Are you going to obey Me?' “Yes, Sir. I am Yours to command.” Following the Lord’s direction, she found herself being ushered back to see the doctor. Although she’d always done well, her sales soared and far exceeded all her corporate goals. Obedience Leads to His Call Sometimes when she arrived at an office, she found the nurse upset. “Lisa, my daughter is 12 and struggling with her weight. Would you be willing to mentor her?” “Of course, I will.” Lisa realized that not only was she making sales, the Lord was opening doors for her that would be connected to her life’s calling to minister effectively. “Only He knew where I needed to be and when I needed to be there to help someone,” she said. At one point, He told her to attend the uptown campus of a large church and offer to teach a class for young women. Before long, she was leading a Bible study for 35 young women in their 20s. In June 2014, two years after the Lord had told her to inquire of Him about everything, the pharmaceutical company where Lisa worked announced layoffs. Her job was secure, so she normally wouldn’t have given it a thought. But the Lord surprised her with some unexpected directions. He told her to quit and take the severance package. Although she owned her home and car without debt, Lisa was accustomed to a hefty salary. However, she obeyed God. She took the leap and asked Him every day what He wanted her to do next. “When I resigned, the Lord told me to continue what I was doing,” Lisa said. “I still ran for 40 minutes on the treadmill. I still read "THE BLESSING" and the Word every morning. I still read the Bible every afternoon. I still prayed in the spirit every day. I still listened to Gloria preach every night. “To date, I’ve read "THE BLESSING" 23 times. I’ve listened to the Holy Spirit through Gloria Copeland’s voice teaching me every night for 20 years. I’ve listened to her teach obedience thousands of times. During the day, I do what the Lord tells me to do. He is the One who created this ministry: KINGWORLDWIDE.COM. Jesus is KING worldwide!” Lisa and her dad now broadcast live via Periscope several times per week. They upload all broadcasts to their YouTube® channel: KINGWORLDWIDE. Their assignment is to teach people how to live victoriously in every area of life—which is God’s way. What about the eating disorder she struggled with for so long? It’s no longer a problem. “Weight is a nonissue,” Lisa said. “As a matter of fact, this lifestyle of walking with God and living in the spirit, is exactly what our Father designed for every one of His children!” V * * * * * * * * * Follow LisaKING on Periscope. * * * * * * * * * 18 : BVOV

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