Confidence

Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16

I don't feel confidence in my own ability to change. But I am thankful that I can confidently come before the Lord and call out to Him. That is something I do have confidence in. I can have confidence in HIM.

I need to still remember yesterday's post, when I hear the Lord's voice not to harden my heart. A constant battle.

Lord, I need Your help so desparately. I'm a mess. Thank you for Your grace, Your mercy, Your forgiveness, Your faithfulness, Your patience, Your love. In Jesus name, Amen.

Counting my Blessings...

55. A great piano teacher. I'm really thankful for her:-) She is a blessing.

56. Answered prayers for a close friend who is battling brain cancer.

57. God's grace, mercy, forgiveness, faithfulness, patience, love and more!

Today...

if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts. Hebrews 3:7 & 15

A good reminder. I often heart God's voice and know what is right, but turn away from Him sadly.

Lord, soften my heart, remove my heart of stone and give me a heart of flesh, a heart that beats in time with You. (Ezekial 11:19)

Fresh Starts

This post encouraged me. I'm looking forward to a fresh start, a blank slate, a week of healthy choices. I will be realistic and acknowledge I don't expect to be perfect, but I look forward to stringing a whole bunch of healthy choices together this week. For starters I am going to focus on being more conscious with my eating. I want to eat at the table as much as possible this week without the distraction of the TV.

Counting my blessings...

51. Getting to know a friend as we look through her old photos. What fun that was!

52. Our new bed - king size to be specific - is fantastic!

53. Early morning starts. The house is silent except for the clicking of the keyboard. I enjoy these moments. And a date with God is coming next. :-)

54. Clean laundry.

Lacking Stick-with-it-ness

Ugh. I'm just so incredibly sick of this battle I have with overeating. I make promises/goals/resolutions.....and just don't have the stick-with-it-ness that I need. I have a lot of self-hate right now in this department. I'm really tired of myself. I feel quite hopeless.

That is where things are at. :-(

Positive healthy choice I've been making this past week - eating steel cut oats or another high fibre hot cereal for my breakfasts. I've also gone for lots of walks this week.

Daily laundry has not happened this week.

Regular devos have. Though I can see that I desparately NEED to find more time to really just RELAX in God's presence. I guess I need to wake up earlier to make this possible.

Counting my Blessings....

41. God's hand of protection while driving.

42. Absolutely GORGEOUS frosty white trees that have lasted for many days this week! Really shockingly beautiful!

43. A houseful of friends.

44. "I love you" hugs.

45. Date night with my husband.

46. A new piano student that signed up this week.

47. Surprise bday present from my new co-worker. So very thoughtful.

48. Pancake breakfast lovingly prepared by my daughter.

49. I'm thankful I actually have found a doctor finally.

50. Snowy hikes with the family. Seeing our dog having such fun on the walk:-)