Let them eat cake (just not me!)

After two months of abstaining from "sugar" - treats - etc, I fell off the bandwagon. So much for persevering! Went to a new doctor (mine left practice) and had to step on the dreaded scale. Now mind you, I was very happy with my progress up until then, but just in case there might be a surprise, I read some scripture reminders of my worth and prayed for strength. When I stepped on that little devil - sure enough - down 1 pound!!! WHAT?!?! I was ticked. After all that abstaining, eating less than 1400 calories, excercise, etc. this is my reward?? I didn't go on a binge, but when faced with some sweet treats, homemade (I am a snob about this - at first) I indulged. Well, would it make any difference anyway? My hope that this time it could be a new thing in me sunk. However, (God is always there for a big "HOWEVER") I started a new bible study, "It's No Secret" and I am being challenged. Reminded it's not all about me and what is going to make me feel better, it's about how I serve God and others. The vinyl by the doors leaving our house: Serve God. Serve Others. God CAN do a new thing in me. "Forget about what's happened; don't keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I'm about to do something brand-new. It's bursting out! Don't you see it? There it is. I'm making a new road through the dessert, rivers in the badlands." Isaiah 43:18-19 The Message My dessert is very dry. God says "about" to do something new - so maybe it's going to take longer than 2 months?! hahaha to me - I am so impatient! I need to remind myself that persevere implies a while - and I bet God's "while" is longer than mine! Off to excersize...