Day 32a

Thank you Jesus.  I was able to have another lunch time where I focused on Jesus instead of food.  Wow!  That is really so much more filling.  One thing I need from the Lord is hope that He can change me.  It is crazy how when we get stuck in a bad pattern we think that we cannot change.  My thoughts say,  you have done this for too long.  You will never be able to truly break this.  Well, I will never be able to truly break it, but God can.  He is stronger than any stronghold, depression, habit, generational sin, etc.  He is strong enough, and He is able.  Jesus, give me faith as small as a mustard seed to believe that.  Give me faith for today.  Help me to see that change is possible in this life because we are more than conquerors through You who loves us (Romans 8:37).  God showed me today that I need to continue to humble myself.  I cannot be prideful in any aspect of my life.  I have been a social worker for ten years now.  I have become pretty confident in it, but I still need God to be a good social worker.  I made a mistake recently that I shouldn't have made, but I did.  I was not seeking God for the answers but was trying to make a situation work through my own effort.  I made a bad decision because I got cocky.  Jesus, please keep me from pride.  1 Peter 5:6, "Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand , that he may lift you up in due time."  Jesus, I need to be humbled that you may be glorified, in work, eating, relationships, etc.  I cannot leave you or your wisdom for a second.  Please forgive me for not seeking you with work and food.  Help me to repent and walk in obedience.  Thank you that you are for restoration and not condemnation.  Set my heart on eternity for today, for this moment.
Fran