X is for

I know, those of you who have been following this have been waiting for this day...X is for...umm.  I wonder what it is. Xyster is a surgical instrument for scraping bones.  Xylitol is a product that promotes dental health.  Xysts is a garden walk planted with trees.  But it is none of these.

I decided X is for crossroads.  The X is a symbol at railroad crossing, but it also symbolizes a spot where all point meet; a crossroads.  I find myself at this crossroads so often; an intersection where what I want to do and be in life meet with what I want to have.  I often find my needs at odds with my wants. The truth is I have far more wants than needs in this life.  I am too often undisciplined and find myself pursuing these wants.  That is one reason why I struggle so with my weight/eating habits.

I am learning that I am very willful; I think I deserve everything I want to have and I seldom deprive me of anything.  Do you know what I mean?  Am I the only person who strives to be happy by eating good tasting things?  My new reality is I will not practice self-control where my taste buds are concerned.  For me it is a very spiritual matter, as I know that overeating is gluttony and gluttony is a sin.

The crossroads I find myself facing are my own selfish desires.  I brush it off as being cooped up all winter and assure my conscience that once spring arrives everything will change.  While that might be true is doesn't change the facts of today.  So, at this crossroads I have to make a decision.  It is a decision I make every day.

Scripture encouragement for today is found in Psalm 23:1 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want." (By trusting in the Lord my needs will be met.)

Grace 'n Grins,
Judy