How are you feeling about the state of our country? Are you feeling despair? Anger? Anxiety? Relief? Hope?
How much do the things of this world affect you? I am wondering because some people I talk to are very affected by our society and others are not. I cannot adequately express the sorrow I feel when I hear a fellow believer wondering why God would allow their current circumstances. Or wondering why they can't have the life of another believer who appears to have it easier.
The worst is when I hear someone questioning God's love for them because they don't have something they want...or something they believe will make them happy. The question is not whether or not God loves us, but if we love Him!
I can hear Him asking me, "Erin, do you love Me?". I can hear Him asking those who call Him Lord, "Do you love Me?". It is not about us. It is about Him!
Do you dream about your real Home? Do you long to go there? The things of this world will go away. The hardships we endure are not eternal. Jesus' Sermon on the Mount tells us what true blessings are. Can you see past what society tells us about our circumstances to what Jesus told us about our circumstances?
There is freedom in believing God. This freedom allows us to receive God's blessings in our lives. God provides. God heals. God gives understanding. The blessings have been bestowed. Remember what Jesus said? IT IS FINISHED.
Will you live in this freedom? Oh, I hope so. The morsel of freedom that I have tasted is worth all the heartache and tears. I will never go back to the bondage of self-reliance, false identity, or self-righteousness. That is not the life Jesus died for!
Monday, February 9, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Okay, it's been a month now and I'm still flushing the fat. I think so, anyway. I hope so!
Best news so far is that my sweet tooth is GONE. It took a while to really disappear, but now that it's gone, it's great. I also have a lot more energy than I used to. Instead of coffee in the morning, I'm drinking 2 cups of hot lemon water. And another cup before bed. I eat 2 hard boiled eggs a day and have been eating my biggest meal at lunch instead of dinner. I've been making salads with lots of veggies and protein and am not missing the icky stuff at all!
I've really been concentrating on building up my lower ab muscles. I had a C-section with Jackson and they sliced through my lower abdominal wall...resulting in weak abs. I've never tried to get them back into shape until now.
If I've lost more than 5 lbs, I don't know because I've stopped weighing myself. I really want to concentrate on being healthy and whatever weight that results in is fine with me.
I've seen definite changes in my body but would like to see more. I'm talking Jennifer Garner muscles, here, people. I mean, that's what I'm striving for...not what I have, just in case you got confused. I wanted to join a gym here in Castle Rock that offers CrossFit, but decided to spend the money on karate lessons for Jackson instead. So for now, the DVDs, clubhouse gym, and the great outdoors will have to do!
Well, my dinner is almost ready so I'd better go. A more spiritual blog soon to follow, I promise!
Best news so far is that my sweet tooth is GONE. It took a while to really disappear, but now that it's gone, it's great. I also have a lot more energy than I used to. Instead of coffee in the morning, I'm drinking 2 cups of hot lemon water. And another cup before bed. I eat 2 hard boiled eggs a day and have been eating my biggest meal at lunch instead of dinner. I've been making salads with lots of veggies and protein and am not missing the icky stuff at all!
I've really been concentrating on building up my lower ab muscles. I had a C-section with Jackson and they sliced through my lower abdominal wall...resulting in weak abs. I've never tried to get them back into shape until now.
If I've lost more than 5 lbs, I don't know because I've stopped weighing myself. I really want to concentrate on being healthy and whatever weight that results in is fine with me.
I've seen definite changes in my body but would like to see more. I'm talking Jennifer Garner muscles, here, people. I mean, that's what I'm striving for...not what I have, just in case you got confused. I wanted to join a gym here in Castle Rock that offers CrossFit, but decided to spend the money on karate lessons for Jackson instead. So for now, the DVDs, clubhouse gym, and the great outdoors will have to do!
Well, my dinner is almost ready so I'd better go. A more spiritual blog soon to follow, I promise!
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