What...another post?

They say practice makes perfect...but I've also read that if you practice the wrong thing, it establishes a bad habit. I have a bad habit of comparing myself to others. I've practiced it for a long time and I am tired of this annoying habit so I'm done practicing that. My new goal/focus is to practice putting truth into my thoughts, meditating on how God sees me, who He created me to be.  

I also want to practice writing so I'm hoping to make time to post more often.  It's helpful to have time off to practice.  

Portions

Happy vacation dance is going on right now...but first I needed to get something right this morning.  Yesterday I over indulged in the valentines candy that I brought into the house. I wasn't hungry, I was reluctant to get started on some grading I needed to do, I was home by myself, so I indulged again and again. I wanted to throw it away but I didn't, so I ate it.  I hid it and when I woke up this morning, I felt condemned, defeated before I even got out of bed today.  Not a good way to start my time off.  One discipline I'm getting better at is reading God's word every morning so today I did my reading and then felt like I needed to read the book "Made to Crave". I chose the chapter called overindulgence and the scripture was Lamentations 3:22-24, "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. "The Lord is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in Him."

Immediate confession of yesterday and forgiveness flooded my soul. I believe and have believed the lies of the enemy for so long, but I am encouraged that the Holy Spirit will continue to point out the lies to me and that I can have truth in my mind and heart.  Portion control is essential for my goal of losing weight, and when I overindulge in those portions I can learn from it and His mercies are new every morning. I am desiring new patterns that reflect God's truth and promises in my mind, not the lies of the enemy. It is indeed a new day so let my time off begin...let's clean this house!