You have had success.  That success has to be measured against your
expectations and if they are too high-which is the case for many
dieters--then the success will go unrecognized.


At 07:36 PM 11/18/03, you wrote:
>Hey, Family
>
>I just wanted to share a few quick reminders the LORD gave me early today as
>a sort of praise.  No deep Scriptures He reminded me of or anything, just a
>few simple thoughts.
>
>This morning I weighed myself and was frustrated to find that even though
>I've been exercising more than ever for the past week and eating healthy I
>still haven't lost much weight (although thinking about it again I do think
>I lost about 5 pounds).  Anyway, I said to myself "Even if I don't lose any
>weight, I'm going to keep eating right and keep exercising anyway, because
>it's the right thing to do."  Just then I thought "That's what we need to do
>as Believers, too.  Even if we don't see any results, we need to keep on
>keeping on and not give up because we know it's the right thing to do.  And
>we will see results at Home in Heaven if not before."  (Come to think of it,
>there is a Scripture "Do not grow weary in well doing, for at the right time
>you will reap results, if you don't give up.", Galatians 6:9)
>
>Then, right after this and while I was still getting ready for work, I saw a
>clip of the Wizard of Oz and Judy Garland singing "Somewhere Over the
>Rainbow."  It sounds sissy, but as a boy I'd sing that song, alone and
>brokenhearted in a very strange household, longing to be free and having no
>way out.  And I suddenly realized, perhaps for the first time, that the LORD
>had done it...He got me out of there. And I really have had wonderful
>adventures for years that I couldn't have imagined back then.
>
>Richard Bach (the author of "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" and "The Bridge
>Across Forever" is a wacko new ager.  But he did have one thing right, that
>sometimes it's good to not forget where you came from.  His New Age thing is
>to write a note to the child you were.  I don't know about that, but I know
>it's a blessing to realize the LORD has brought me through a lot of stuff to
>a wonderful new world "over the rainbow."  And all of this is nothing
>compared to the glory that awaits in Heaven.
>
>Then, just that fast, the enemy snuck in the thought of how it could all be
>gone in a moment, from sickness (flu shots...grin) or loss of job or
>demotion at work, etc.  But thankfully, the LORD came back with an answer
>that it's okay, I'm just a pilgrim and not to be setting up camp here
>anyway.
>
>So, nothing big, but an interesting way to start the day and praises I
>wanted to share.  And maybe they'll spur some praises in you.
>
>Paul