Good evening Girlz!!! Karlyn I am about to pee in my pants with excitement over your race!!! And how fun that you are doing it with your sisters!!! I will be cheering y'all on all the way from West Texas!!!
O.K. on to Lysa :)...
S - Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. 1 Timothy 4:15
O - When it says "give yourself wholly to them," ... I never thought of it this way before, but yeah - don't kid yourself! Face the facts. See it for what it's worth. Don't short change reality by skipping around the truth. In other words: NO EXCUSES!!!
A - Oh girls, I am the Queen of Excuses!!! I can totally convince myself why I "deserve" that sugary treat! When I read today's entry I was reminded of where I was in life the first time I read this book. I was dealing HARD with my love of baking. Why would this be something to "deal with?" Well, because baking means sweet things...cookies, brownies, pies, gooey bars...all the yummy stuff and I loved to go to Wal-mart by all the cheap off-brand stuff, come home and let the hours pass as I baked and baked. It was fun. I was so happy just being in my kitchen. Well, the caloric intake began to out-weigh the good that was coming from these baking sprees. I was eating way too much of all these goodies. I knew this was a problem, but I didn't think it was fair! Lord, why should the one thing that brings me such joy, the one thing I can do that doesn't cost a lot of money, the one thing that entertains me, the one thing I am good at...cause such detriment to my healthy goals??? Why should this one thing, be the one thing I have to give up?
I was giving excuses so that I could continue to bake and as Lysa says on page 48, "Excuses always get me nowhere fast." Now, I still bake - it truly is something I love, but rereading this passage today made me realize just how much work the Lord has done in my life in this area - ALL GLORY TO HIM! I am not struggling with this near as much as I was almost a year ago. That is Jesus changing me and growing me. I've got a lot more to go, but I just want to stop and say THANK YOU for this victory!
P - Lord thank You, thank You, thank You for getting me through my baking issues. Thank You for caring about small things in life...like cookies and brownies...and helping me through the journey. Lord, I'm not there yet. There are many other hurtles to overcome, but I thank You for this one today. I love You!
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