How's it working for you?

Have a prayer on your heart - I often try to figure out why I have this food stronghold, why I struggle so not to overeat or binge. I will probably never totally understand this, but I do understand that God loves me. You may have heard it said, "There is nothing I can do to make God love me more and there is nothing I can do to make God love me less!", once I truly believed this in my heart I began to feel the void begin to fill.

This void is the place where I would get lost in my fear and my doubt. This void is the cavernous spot deep inside that never seemed to fill up, even though I would try to stuff it with food. I lived a good portion of my life filling this void with everything but God. How do I work on filling this empty space now?

• Prayer - I start my day with quiet time for prayer and meditation
• Picture - I put an image in my mind of a large empty space and then I mentally fill it
  
• Personal Conversation - I continue throughout the day having personal conversations with God.

Try one of the above steps this week. See if making time for prayer each day, stealing whatever time there was in the day, doesn't help you to feel different, better. Once prayer becomes a habit you might begin to look forward to that time with God.

If you enjoy writing, try writing your prayers in a journal. This give a permanent record that can be looked back on when we need to see how God has been working in our life.

Scripture encouragement for today is from Psalm 63:4-5 "I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you."

Grace 'n Grins,
Judy