I'm not sure if I have shared this before- if I have, I am sure I didn't elaborate. I believe that the turning point for me, the one that made me want to really change and be better, was the realization that I had let go of myself.
Sure, after I got married, I gained some weight. I didn't shave my legs as often. I went without make-up sometimes. Then, I had T. That's when I stopped brushing my teeth at night and started neglecting my nightly skin routine. And I gained more weight. And I really quit shaving my legs. And I quit buying clothes. And the very worst- I slacked on my relationship with God.
I have really been missing Him.
T is signed up for pre-school at a local church. I have been wanting to visit there for several months, but I kept waiting for the three of us to be able to go as a family. It's intimidating to me to go to a new church by myself. Anyway, with Andy out of town practically all summer, I decided yesterday to just go. I contacted one of my cousins who goes there to see if she would be going to the same service and if I could sit with them. I e-mailed the church for a campus map because the link on their site was broken. Then, last night while I was making dinner, my door bell rang. It was a man and two women from this particular church. They were going door to door to invite people. I told them that I was actually planning on visiting this Sunday and introduced myself. I was probably the easiest door they knocked on all night!!
I was telling Andy about it, and I said, "I think that was God slapping me in the face."
He said, "I think it's more like He knocked your teeth down your throat!"
I truly believe that with God, all things are possible. I know that He always provides, and He will support me on my journey. I am so grateful for the continuous blessings bestowed upon us that we do not deserve.
Whatever you are struggling with- your weight, your finances, your mother :) - God can bring you through it if you just give it to Him.
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