Different Direction

Hey friends! I've been wanting to blog for quite a few days, but as you know...life gets away from us sometimes.

I was down .4 lbs at the Wed. night meeting- yay! I'm doing good and i was just reminded to start chugging water.

You know how you go through times in your life when you are very distant from God and other times you might feel closer to Him? Well, I'm finally coming out of another dry spell and by His grace, I can hear Him clearly right now. He has had several things to say to me in this past week and they have of course been rather humbling.
I will list them in no particular order.
- I must continue to walk in the upmost integrity. Little lies or deceptions ARE sin and against God. One of our kids wanted to lie about what age Avry was so that she could get a free meal the other day. When I was growing up, I would've just lied and not thought a thing of it. God reminded me how important it is to talk through these situations with the kids and show them how easy and tempting it is to lie. Also, I parked in a handicapped spot at a ball game and didn't realize it. As we were watching the game, John brought it to my attention and suggested we go move the van. I said...awe, don't worry about it, we'll be leaving soon. Anna so kindly said, "mom, don't forget about integrity..doing what's right when no one is looking." She was right.
- Today is always a new day- the #1 reason why I stay in sin (eating issues, etc) is because I don't fully believe that He can forgive me and give me power to succeed. I must trust whole heartedly in HIM and not my ways. Prayer is the number 1 way to peace and power to overcome!
- I am officially no longer working and providing income for our family. I have total peace about this and believe this is from God. Heather felt an overwhelming conviction that I was not supposed to remain as her assistant. This was very difficult for her to share with me as of course she feared me being hurt. However, God had just nudged me earlier in the week that I was not supposed to be working at all, yet there was no way that John was going to go for that! So, needless to say, by Heather obeying God , His will was accomplished. I have NO bad feelings about this and fully trust that He will provide for our needs. TRUST HIM- main point for me :)
I need to keep cleaning up the office area and get back to work :)
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