My Weight Loss in 60 Seconds: Positive Attitude

• Support System
• Rewarview Mirror
• Prepare
• 40 Weeks
• Bouncing Back
• 3 Words
• The Beginning
• Exercise
• 2012 Archives

Disclaimer: This journey is a process, not an event. Weight loss is not my full-time job. I'm a wife and mother first. Still, I am working on being a healthier wife and mother. In this journey I make many mistakes and learn from them. I am humbled by God's grace which empowers me to succeed. My hope is that you find encouragement to take small steps towards being a healthier you. There's only One who's perfect so I pressed towards the calling I have in God. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Patience as the Key

Patience is not a popular tool in our "insta-world" but it's so much needed in order to have a better life. I am guilty of claiming I don't have enough of it just to be reminded that because of Christ I do have patience and there is no law against being patient. I may not like the practice of Patience but boy do I enjoy the fruits of it! We all practice patience often: from waiting for cakes to come out of the oven to waiting for a colleague to complete their part of a work project. We all use Patience, we just prefer instant results. As a mother I waited a total of 27 months for my awesome 3 children. While I waited, there was a lot of wonderful things happening, I just could not see them. My job was to wait patiently.

The Bible often talks about the rewards of Patience. David waited patiently on God and God heard his cry. There's a great number of people listed in Hebrews 11 who were patient in believing God would do what He promised. They all used patience to obtain that which God said He would do. 
The Word of God says there is a point to abiding in Patience: 
"My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing." James 1:2-4 
Patience is produced though the testing of our faith. When patience has its perfect work, we benefit! We are complete, lacking in nothing.
My challenge today is the grab a hold of Patience. This is the key to being complete, lacking in nothing.  I find that the more I keep my mind in God and His Word, the easier it is to dwell in Patience. Because my life is not a fairy tale, situations get pretty pitiful sometimes and that's when I cry out loud: I NEED PATIENCE GOD!!! HELP!!!!
I find Him to be faithful and true to His Word. James is encouraging us to "let patience have its perfect work." It's for our benefit friends.
PRAYER: Lord, I depend on you to teach me to live a lifestyle of Patience. Thank you for making me complete and lacking in nothing as I choose to let your process of Patience have its perfect work in me. Thank you for making me more than a conqueror through Jesus Christ, Amen.
QUESTION: How can you "let patience have its perfect work" today?

My Weight Loss in 60 Seconds: Support System

Previously in this Series:
• Rearview Mirror
• Prepare
• 40 Weeks
• Bouncing Back
• 3 Words
• The Beginning
• Exercise
• 2012 Archives

Disclaimer: This journey is a process, not an event. Weight loss is not my full-time job. I'm a wife and mother first. Still, I am working on being a healthier wife and mother. In this journey I make many mistakes and learn from them. I am humbled by God's grace which empowers me to succeed. My hope is that you find encouragement to take small steps towards being a healthier you. There's only One who's perfect so I pressed towards the calling I have in God. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Faith

The Bible says that with God all things are possible. I am encouraged to think from God's perspective today. No matter what we are facing, there is a GOD who can and who is more than willing and able to help us. Have a Friday filled with Hope in believing God! 

Friendships: Strong Foundations

Friendships go through seasons that make it grow strong. Acceptance, Time and Flexibility will help its roots become solid. Here's what it looks like:

• Acceptance - I appreciate how God made you and I accept you for who you are. I will do whatever it takes to keep a healthy friendship with you. I appreciate your personality, no matter how strong willed or easy going you are. I enjoy hearing about your life theories: they are different than mine and they have helped you live your life to the fullest. I affirm you as a friend and I am blessed to have you in my life.
• Time - I make time for you. I work around your schedule. I use technology to keep in touch with you but the real test comes when we see face-to-face. We find time to connect and my whole attention goes to what you have to share. Time is the most precious asset I give you because I can never get it back. I choose to invest my time in you.
• Flexibility - I yield to the ups and downs of life and its different seasons. I understand that a strong root system must go through different seasons: the newness of Spring, the joy of Summer, the beauty of Fall and the harshness of winter. I treasure our friendship and I choose to be understanding of the seasons and times we will go through as friends.

I pray that the foundation of your friendships is strong. If not, I challenge you to use these 3 tools to strengthen your relationships with your friends.
QUESTION: How can you use Acceptance, Time and Flexibility in your friendships?