"to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness."
Though I know I became a new creature and put on my new self when I became a Christian but with overeating, I don't think I have ever looked at it as putting on new behaviors and a new self. I have always tried to "white knuckle" it or find ways to cheat on a diet or eat right for 5 days and then overeat for 2 days of a week. I had never looked at overcoming my eating habits by putting on all new ones.
This will be quite a challenge as my old ways are quite set. Years and years of bad habits to put off. I have not been successful by keeping my old ways and so I have prayed that GOd will take away the desire to continue in the old ways and will show me how to eat to glorify Him and to become in His likeness.
I ask some special prayers for tomorrow as our home school group can be quite challenging as far as eating is concerned. There is always a bake sale and I am ashamed to admit last week I bought and ate two brownies. (ARGH, I wasn't even hungry. I even rationalized it by saying it was for a good cause. Hmm, same excuse I used for the box of Girl Scout Cookies.)There are snacks and chips and well lets just say not the greatest eating choices. I am going to take my lunch but I had already ordered my lunch last week so I will have to try to find someone else to take it.
Know I am praying for you all!!
1. CBS Study today, listened to sermon during lunch, praise music in the background all day.
2. 27 of 32 points (I have more points but I am not really hungry so why eat them.)
3. No exercise......argh
4. Water - check Vitamin - check
Until manana,
Love you guys.
This will be quite a challenge as my old ways are quite set. Years and years of bad habits to put off. I have not been successful by keeping my old ways and so I have prayed that GOd will take away the desire to continue in the old ways and will show me how to eat to glorify Him and to become in His likeness.
I ask some special prayers for tomorrow as our home school group can be quite challenging as far as eating is concerned. There is always a bake sale and I am ashamed to admit last week I bought and ate two brownies. (ARGH, I wasn't even hungry. I even rationalized it by saying it was for a good cause. Hmm, same excuse I used for the box of Girl Scout Cookies.)There are snacks and chips and well lets just say not the greatest eating choices. I am going to take my lunch but I had already ordered my lunch last week so I will have to try to find someone else to take it.
Know I am praying for you all!!
1. CBS Study today, listened to sermon during lunch, praise music in the background all day.
2. 27 of 32 points (I have more points but I am not really hungry so why eat them.)
3. No exercise......argh
4. Water - check Vitamin - check
Until manana,
Love you guys.
3 comments:
Lifting you up, dang those brownies, my weakness too. However let's imagine our new selves and our new bodies as we say no to them knowing we are gaining STRENGTH. Did you know one definition of strength is "power over time" so as we put on our new ways we gain power in Jesus and we will have STRENGTH. Love you!
power over time, power over brownies!!!
I am claiming strength in Jesus. I have already made my lunch and had a good breakfast.
Now time to awaken the darlings.
You go girl! I'll be praying for you today. You are a thoughtful, beautiful, gracious, loving and wonderfully made daughter of God!
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