Our Daily Bread
Carol Burnett ended every one of her TV show episodes with a song talking about how nice it was to share the time together, but it was now time to say good bye. That is what the devotional is about today -- good byes.
I know I have said it a million times over the past year. Today is not any different. God knew I needed this devotional, this day, way before I ever knew about the conversation I had last night. It was a good bye for me. A very hard good bye. I am thankful because several prayers have been answered. I am sad because they were not answered in the way I thought I wanted. I have a difficult road ahead of being disciplined and moving on, but I know without a shadow of doubt that God is with me. Through his power alone, I have overcome much more difficult situations. I can and will overcome with his love and power.
I promised myself that 2011 would be a different, better year for me. God is answering my prayers. Praise God! I can take comfort that I am not alone. I have many folks who love me. I have God's promises to rely on as I trust him for every breath. I pray the same for you as you go through your trials and tribulations and joys and happiness.
Lord, thank you for answered prayers. I need your strength and power to be disciplined about moving on with my life. I thank you in advance.
Foodie Friday
I talked to my mother on the phone the other day. She talked about making her cabbage rolls for some friends after she received several heads of cabbage from another friend. I forgot how much I liked her cabbage rolls. I will get her recipe and post it here.
I ate at the Columbus Brewing Company on Tuesday. I enjoyed the nachos with cheese, chili and chorizo. I also enjoyed the Asian cashew chicken salad. Very very tasty.
I used my free meal coupon on Monday night for supper. I had the Mongolian Chicken at Oodles of Noodles on Neil Avenue. The onions were sauteed perfectly. The sauce was a little sweet and complemented the sauteed onions very well. I had it with brown rice and a spring roll. MmmMmmmm I also had a half order of the pot stickers. They tasted good, but were very doughy this time.
A friend told me about a bourbon bar/restaurant in the Short North. I may need to try that out. Food and bourbon. Works for me!
Other Stuff
As I mentioned in my devotional above, I had some prayers answered last night. My heart has been untrustworthy the past few years. Heavy sigh. God helped me move on from one issue earlier this year. I have been unwilling to move on from the second unhealthy issue until last night. While I was sad and cried and talked with God with a heavy heart, I know that everything will be OK. The peace he showered me with is inexplicable. The quiet, confident joy he has helped me find deep in my heart and soul have been amazing. I need to be disciplined to continue to move away from this situation. I can and will do this. I am an over comer. I am a conqueror through God's strength. I write about these things so you, too, can know that you can over come anything with God's strength and power. Trust him today.
I am going to the gym after work tonight. I am doing better with eating habits. I am trying to exercise smart to promote my weight loss. I can do this, too. Praise God for his grace and love and strength!
I need to do some reading tonight after I get home.
Hang in there, my friends! I will be upbeat and steady. That is what I do...
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