A New Adventure

I am embarking on a new adventure today. This is my first time ever blogging. I have always wrote down what I was thinking on paper but with the encouragement of a friends blog I have decide to start my own. The word of God says, "They overcame by the word of their testimony." Each and every post will be my testimony of God's grace in every area of my life.

This new journey will be the documentation of my success and failures of overcoming bad eating habits and my walk with the Lord Jesus Christ.

One week ago, Tuesday Aug. 19, 2008, I decided to change my eating habits and my time alone with God. Last week I focused on getting in the Word of God every day and cutting my portions in half at meal time. This had an amazing result of me losing 5 lbs. WooHoo!!! To my amazement I did not starve or go around hungry all day.

With the refreshing momentum of last week, I have decided to take my new eating habit a step further by slowing down when I eat and chewing my food until it is liquid. This is not an easy task. I am use to shoveling in the food with chewing enough to get the food down my throat. I really have to think about what I am doing and I find counting the chews help.

Today, I have been reading in Romans chapter 6. Paul is talking about being dead to sin and alive in God. Paul talks about Jesus being raised from the dead by God and walking in His new life. If we who have accepted Jesus as our Lord and saviour and have been baptized should be walking also in a new life with Jesus Christ. Paul goes on to say, "knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin." What a word of grace and encouragement!!!! I no longer have to be in bondage to my sin. God has forgiven me. My poor eating habits are behind me and God is showing me a better way. He created this body of mine and I should love and take care of it. I know that God is faithful, He has shown me many times of His faithfulness. I will give this area of eating and losing weight along with every area of my life to God and let Him do His amazing work in me. AMEN!