God Holds Our Victory NIV: Proverb: 2: 6-8 For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. He holds victory in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.
MATTHEW HENRY'S COMMENTS: Christ speaks by his Word and by his Spirit. Christ is the Word and the Wisdom of God, and he is made to us wisdom. Fools are persons who have no true wisdom, who follow their own devices, without regard to reason, or reverence for God. Let Divine truths and commands be to us most honorable; let us value them, and then they shall be so to us.
MY OBSERVATIONS: Knowledge, wisdom and understanding comes from the mouth of God. As I endeavor to understand how and why I lost control of my weight and why I chose to follow my own devices, I can submit this area to Christ and gain the victory that is in store for me! We are gaining knowledge and understanding of our weight problem and how to rid ourselves of it, but it takes wisdom to bring it to fruition. Knowledge and understanding equip you, but wisdom is a sense of proportion, how to use and act upon what we are learning here. Wisdom, according to this verse, is a gift from God. It is not based on our intelligence; even simple people can be wise when they turn to God. When we turn to Gods Word for all things in our life, and then diligently apply it, we become wise, and this time we can know for sure that we will never have to gain the weight again. As I attain this victory, He becomes a shield to me, and He will guard and protect this conquered area. Leave today with this thought. Jesus is already holding your victory of weight loss in store for you. By submitting this area to Him, you may now claim the victory held for you. It is there awaiting you!
Father God, I seek through your Son Jesus, the victory in this area that He has stored up for me already and I praise and thank You. Forgive me for failing to give this troublesome area to You sooner. As I gain Your will and wisdom, I pray that You will guard and protect my new ways, in Jesus' name. Amen
NIV: Proverb 2:1 For the upright will live in the land, and the blameless will remain in it; 22 but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be torn from it.
My Observations: Do you remember the land of skinny? The place where your body used to be the right proportion? The place where you felt good about yourself, and my friends, we thought they'd never end. To remain at the right weight and proportion, although we didn't think about it at the time, our job was to remain faithful, or be torn from it. To lose this weight now, we must be faithful and diligent EVERYDAY until it comes off, and then we must be faithful and diligent EVERYDAY to keep it off. Lets all head off to the land of skinny.
Father God, I choose this day to make my journey back to a safe and healthful weight. Bless my efforts, Father, as I remain faithful to this choice and to your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen
Today's Diet Tip:2. Remember that you alone are responsible for yourself.
Today's Positive Thought: You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
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Obesity is the fine we pay for exceeding the feed limit.
