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 Well, this week has not been what I expected at all. I had decided last week after my little "I don't want to do this anymore" meltdown that I would take a week off. Truth is, it has been a miserable week and I don't feel like I was myself at all. I was tired and bloaty, and had sugar issues, and it was just, well, bad. I fell asleep almost every evening on the couch, couldn't sleep well of a night, I even fell asleep one day at lunch. And I seriously feel so fat and bloaty that I am surprised my clothes will go on at all. Everything down to my double chin feels heavier. This was a failed experiment right down to the fact that I woke up at 2 and couldn't sleep, fought it for an hour and finally got up. So, it is 3:19 and here I am. I am literally aching to go for a walk and when 5 AM comes, I plan to be out that door. As much as I hate how I am feeling, I am glad that I am really missing my life. So, I thought I would do a Bible Study on the reset. 

This week I am using Lamentations 3:22-23

Because of the Lord's great love, we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.

So, using our H.E.A.R method:

Highlight= They are new every morning. Explain= This means every day is a fresh opportunity. You do not have to carry yesterday (or last week) into today. When it comes to health, I am a victim of living in an all-or-nothing cycle and honestly, it worked, and I am glad it worked for the 160 lbs. that are gone but I thought I needed to rethink some of this for where I am now. Everyone told me what I was doing was not sustainable. Well, here is the thing, I found out this week that  I LOVE to exercise. I love the way it makes my body feel, I love the way it makes my brain feel. I have noticed in just a short week that I am stiffer than normal. My friend Susan used to teach Holy Yoga and she made the statement one time that we should never pull ourselves up out of a chair, we should use our abs and our legs, not our arms. I have done that ever since. Last night, I realized I pushed up on the arm of the couch just to get up. That means it is time to get back to who I want to be. Oh, as I typed that, I hit a nerve. That's the real thing, I was not being who I wanted to be this week and I had been being that person for quite a while and lost her. I wanted to be the person who got up in the morning, did my Bible Study, read my Bible, got a workout in, got ready for work and was truly ready to put my best foot forward each morning. I have always been the "get up, dress up, and show up" person.  And that was exactly who I was until last week. I don't know why all the sudden I went from not wanting that but it sure didn't take long to pop back. So for me, yes, what I was doing is sustainable, it was what I wanted, I just lost focus for a minute. 

Do we do that with our relationship with God? I will admit, I have had two times in my life that I really ventured away from my relationship with God. One was slightly older than normal teenage rebellion. When my dad died and my mom got sick, I had to grow up fast. God was there every second of it, and I was too close to Him and needed Him too badly to turn my back. The problem honestly started the first time when I got my first job. I started worrying more about the people I was around and trying to impress them than trying to make God happy. I really went off the rails there and I am sure a lot of my mom's prayers is what roped me in. And then, when we moved to Pennsylvania, I was afraid to go to new churches and I tried to convince myself that I could have my same relationship with God without church. He proved me wrong. There are too many reasons you want that fellowship with other Christians, and you need it weekly. I remember knowing I was missing something and it was so nice when we finally found churches we liked while we were away. I am so thankful and blessed now to get to be "home" to that church family that was the first place I ever went as a baby. Apply= So, I am excited, not to get back to work, but to get back to that life I was building for myself. I am ready to be back to starting my day with a good walk, rebounder or trip to the gym and that quiet time with God --- honestly, it was harder to even get that to feel right without my normal routine. I had all these plans of "starting over" this week, but I know that is not what I need to do. I just need to get back to being me. Get back to being the person God made me to be. Respond= Lord, help me when I go through seasons of getting lost along the way. Thank you for always bringing me back to center, for always coming after me and sitting me gently back on track. I pray that if I have friends feeling a bit off right now, they will let you put them back to center. Thank you for everything you do for us daily and for your guidance. Amen.

I hope and pray that you have a wonderful week. I know today is going to be long. I have lots of stuff on my list and I am sure the 2 am wake up call is going to catch up to me. I have a feeling though that after a long walk this morning and the work I have planned for today, I will get much better rest tonight than I have all week.


Have a great week

~Mindy



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