Day 5 of 31 day challenge

Wow on day 5 already: Your doing great!
Have you ever seen a space shuttle take off, even if it was just on TV?
I remember the sense of awe and wonder!
That huge amount of energy and explosion that it took to get that space shuttle off the launch pad! It's just breath-taking how much energy that took! And, then it shoots up into the sky, and when it breaks through, it's used up 95 percent of its fuel at lift off. WOW
It breaks through, and now it basically uses no fuel. It uses hardly any fuel at all for the rest of its journey.

That's how eating with God is. At first it's going to feel a little difficult.
But do you know what? If you will just stick with it, just say, "You know? I'm going to succeed when I can and I'm going to let the rest go.
I never done this before, it's just something I want to do and I even believe it is something God wants me to do.

Our verse today is and I believe everyone knows this verse by heart, but do we really know it in our heart?
Matthew 7:7 Ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you. Key words ASK! God is saying just ask me and I will help you eat with me, cause this is my will to have communion with you!!

So just one bite at a time, eat with Jesus, and let Him worry about the getting you to the point where it's easy, cause he will.

Have you gotten to one of those "AW Ha" moments yet?
Have a great day Carolyn

Day 4 of 31 day challenge

Hey Ladies day 4...wonder how you are doing

What is one of the best feelings you can imagine?
Just, something that you really look forward to, a feeling you really enjoy.
It might be possibly a massage, or a pedicure? For me, one of my favorite things is when my beautician is cutting my hair, and she stops, and she massages my head. Oh, my goodness! That feels so good!

Food is supposed to be THAT enjoyable to us!
God did not make it to be torment, He made it to be fellowship! But we have so perverted it! And we have come under all these rules and laws that make us so "answering to it" in such a negative way. And we're not supposed to do that! We're supposed to enjoy it in God's presence and be thankful to Him for it.

So, before your bites today, think of your favorite physical feeling, other then eating food. Realize that food is supposed to be THAT enjoyable. Enjoy every bite in the presence of God.
And you have a great day! hang in there yyou can do it!!
Carolyn

Day 3 of 31 day challenge

Hello Ladies, how is it going today for you?

There's a great old saying that goes like this, "Every thing is hard before it's easy."

I remember my Mom telling me "you can sure make a mess"......well I was doing my best at this think called cooking for my family, and she had the nerve to tell me I was making a mess? Well of course she was right. I was young and this thing called marriage and family was new to me and I had not had any practice.

Sometimes our lives feel like a mess. Maybe you'll feel like, "I'm just eating too much," or "I'm just doing this all wrong," or "I'm not getting this right at all."

Don't worry about it! It always gets worse before it gets better. Just keep working toward it, and remember, the goal, in the end, is relationship with God, and you really can't mess that up.

Remember this verse I found that is really awesome.
You know the road with God is a narrow road, but maybe just maybe this is one time when he will enlarge the road a little bit to help us get this right.
2 Samuel 22:37 says You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not turn.
AWWWW thank you Jesus!

Lets praise God wholeheartly today!
We praise God for each bit we eat, but we also praise Him as
we focus our hearts on God.

WE can do this....it is Gods way!!
Love you gals

day 2 of 31 day challenge

Hello Ladies
How was yesterday.....Did you forget and pop a piece of candy in your mouth before you thanked the Lord for it?? I got a text from one of you that eat a piece as she read our blog for the first time....lol well today I want you to know,
It is impossible for you to lose 10 pounds� 20 pounds� 50 pounds� or 100 pounds! In fact, it is impossible for you to lose 1 pound on your own!!!

Now, you could take one bite less and you could work toward that goal, but you cannot possibly lose 10 pounds! You cannot lose 100 pounds!
You have to just do one little step at a time.

Just now you are developing a habit that will help you develop every other habit you'll ever need. Just focus on eating with God. That's the habit you need right now. Just to touch base with God before every bite and don't even worry about all the other habits you have to develop -- because right now this is the habit you're working on.
Does this seen to easy? Yep it is, and I believe it works and I am right there with you. I'm learning this to..

Remember with this habit we can begin to develop the habits to seek God first in everything. Verse to remember today as you eat with our Father.
1 John 5:14 Now this is the confidence we have before Him. Whenever we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. Eating with him is in his will!!

Have a great day eating with God...have a great date!!
love you guys Carolyn

Day one of 31 day Challenge

What is "Eating with God"?
Pausing for a moment before or during each bite,
to thank God for the gift of that bite.
That's it!
Ok here we go ladies!

Have you ever had an "AH HA Moments"?
I am praying that one of these time you will have one of these
Ah Ha Moments, when you say Oh I get this way of eating.
Well that is what I want you to think about today and pray about today.
Every bite just take a moments and thank God that there is food for you.
That we are looking to God to provide this food for us and that we are thanking
him for every bite. Slowly eating it with Him!
I beleive that at some point we will be able to sit back and enjoy every bite
in His presence without continuing in the pattern of- - - whatever that pattern has been for you. If you have been displeased with it or maybe you feel it has been offensive to God or to others, than lets do this together.. So I just want you today , before every bite, Thank Him that He is the master of "AH Ha Moments"
Tell me when you have those monemts........

Romans 12:1
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

With God all things are possible!!
love you all girlfriends!

31 day Challenge

Hello Ladies

I have been working on the retreat and have been challenged by God to
do a 31 day challenge. This idea is not mine, but I will make it relate to us.
Our retreat is on Missions and I have been gathering some things on hunger in the
world and hunger in the United States. It blew me away. So...I have been asked by God to do this 31 day challenge. Is there anyone out there that would like to take it with me? I will blog every day for 31 days to help us seek him and I want you to blog back and tell us how it is going.

It is so simple and it is truly this basic:
Refuse to take any bite unless you can thank God
for it before or during the bite, enjoying every bite
with Him while it's in your mouth.

If you are like me I have this habit of shoveling food in without thinking! :)
Anyone with me????

Let me know if there is anyone who would like to join me in this challenge.
See you tomorrow!!