Working At My Goal

Precious Ones ~

This IS the day that the LORD has made,
I will rejoice and be glad in it!

Psalm 118:24

Thank God it’s Friday,

especially after a sleepless Thursday nite!
I feel led today to give you an update on

the Goal and Dream
I shared with you back on August 22nd.
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I explained that often the “urgent” things in life keep us
from accomplishing the truly important or meaningful

things that tug at our hearts.

My Goal is to loose the physical weight

that has burdened my short frame for 3 decades
and my Dream is to write a book
about mother/daughter relationships
(all while directing a non-profit pregnancy center
and supporting my husband in his pastoral ministry).
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Well, it appears that my book writing

will have to wait a bit.

Perhaps an upcoming surgery

and subsequent "down time"

will give me opportunity.

But as far as my need to loose weight…
God has given me a renewed focus that
’09 is “my time” to address my weight issue.

And it’s been 4 ½ months since June 11th

when I made a commitment to get

Off sugar and learn to eat just

what my body needs.
Finally feed up with the urinary tract infections
that sugar and stress

were causing in my middle aged body,
I sought the LORD and His grace.
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Seeking the Jewel of self-control,
I have tried to be obedient to a new lifestyle
with greatly reduced calorie and carb intake.
Forsaking the breads and desserts that I crave
that are so very bad for me.

In our own strength, self-control is very difficult!
Our carnal nature screams for gratification in
many areas, so to control one's SELF

involves a

determined death to our desires.
A surrender that I have struggled with.

Yet, in God’s Holy Spirit I have

the power to allow HIM

to change my heart and priorities.
And slowly, I am tasting the fruit of self denial,
a sweet, inner contentment.

But please pray for me!
Now that my results are beginning to show,
I sense a faint wobbling in my commitment…
or is it a counterfeit sense of hunger?

Seeking GOD for the strength to be obediently
self-controlled in the long haul…

the rest of my life~

Man does not live by bread alone…
My God shall supply all of my need…
Nothing is impossible for God!

“LORD, please continue to reveal

this elusive Jewel
of self-control in my life…
first ~ for Your Glory
and then, for my good.
I praise Your Awesome Name.”

P.S. In these challenging economic times

I'm making sure that our local seamstress

stays in business.

Weekly, I visit her with something

to take in!

Blessings!