The state of being obese is not sinful.... Gluttony is the sin… lack of self control is the sin and even turning to food before God for comfort is a sin.
There are many reasons for obesity (which have already been posted). While I do agree that obesity often does cause health problems, there are cases where it does not cause health issues. In the end however, there will eventually be consequences to remaining obese as age sets in. It is something that needs to be brought under control.
I have the belief that spiritual issues will always reflect in the physical. I know that I turned to God after finally admitting that I was an emotional eater a few years back… it wasn’t easy to confess this sin to God every day. For a while, all I was able to do was confess the sin… he was faithful to forgive me. Food was my drug of choice for comfort. It has taken me a long while to work on the issue of the heart… so that I might make better choices and after working on the core issue… am able to lose the excess of weight I carry….however slow it is. Thankfully I inherited great genetics and am healthy even though I am obese.
I recently had someone tell me that most people view overweight people as not caring. That is a broad brush… many do care… some don’t… but those who do care might be in the process of correcting bad habits and/or losing weight. It doesn’t come off overnight… and it isn’t an easy process over the age of 40. You just can’t judge by appearance.
I just take comfort in the fact that even though I’m obese…I’m doing all I can to reverse bad habits that originally started from spiritual issues in my life. I would rather deal with the spiritual issues that brought it on in the first place instead of just dieting and losing it only to gain it back.
I’ve only been to the doctor once in the last 20 months and it was annual exam… which once again through blood work showed that I am healthy… low BP, low Cholesterol, normal blood sugar… I defy statistics and at 41, am a healthy obese person. My boss told me it is people like me who help this small company stay afloat with their health insurance policy… I never use the insurance other than my yearly physical. There are several people half my size on monthly medications. I’m just not sick. I try my level best to eat healthy, especially fruits, vegi’s and whole grains…(I avoid white as much as possible) I exercise 3 times a week… I get a decent nights sleep and more important, I pray and study the Word daily so that I am spiritually healthy….because from that spiritual health… the physical will follow. God will honor his word.
Ex 23:25 And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.