Sermon at EFC

oh my gracious...we were fired up this morning weren't we? God is just rocking the house at EFC- all praise goes to HIM!!! It was such perfect timing to here Pastor Randy's message this morning on obedience and reminding us that our body is not ours but belongs to God. If we are a believer, the HOly Spirit lives within us and our body is the temple the houses God's spirit. Cool! We are to be dead to our fleshly desires. Hmmmm...food- a beautiful thing that God has created can be used in the wrong ways. Another motto I have for Weigh and Pray is "The enemy has already been defeated!" (from this morning's sermon!) I am convinced that we are going to pave the way of the Lord through prayer and accountability. I can't tell you how weak I am..there really are no words to describe it. Sure enough, when I got to the van after service today- there was a large bag of "Reece's variety candy" given to Abby by my mom...very nice thought. Except, I chose to inhale 2 reece's cups before I even put the van in reverse....come on...that is just pathetic!!! Oh, Lord, please do not ever give up on me. I can see the new me coming soon, exercising joyfully, running like a gazelle, eating healthy foods and with self control- the vision is near. Pastor pointed out that we are in a season of literally planting crops and growth. Therefore, look into the spiritual realm of in being a great time to plant new seeds and to grow. Oh, baby, do I ever want to grow!!! (But not on the outside...ha, ha!!) I get it..i get it..I know..I know... that my food addiction is just an outward result of what is going on in the inside of my heart. I have been plain and simply LAZY about pursing my relationship with Christ lately. I don't want to wake up early, I don't want to do the hard work of exercise, I don't want to plan healthy meals and then have to prepare them...I ...I...I...I.. It's all about me! I'm to a point of great desperation and know that it's only by the power of God that I'm going to change this stinkin' lifestyle. I can not tell you how pivitol NOW is in my life. This will be Anna's last summer before highschool and I so badly want to set a good, daily example for her of what loving Jesus looks like. I can talk all day long, but until she sees some real results, I'm sure that all of my talk can sound like Linus on Charlie Brown "Waaaa, Wa, Wa, Waaa, Wa". She's going to be exercising her hiney of this summer starting June 1st. She'll have volleyball conditioning 3 mornings a week from 6-8 a.m. Then, she'll have PE. 5 days a week from 8-12 p.m! I want to be an exercise queen with her this summer. I obviously did not fulfill my word of doing the mini marathon- but there is next May!
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