Pharaohs Hardened Heart

I was just reading some Life Principles, About the Bible, and Life Examples from Charles Stanley's Life Principles Bible, and came across a subject that seemed like a good subject to post about.

The subject is of Pharaoh and his hardened heart. How many times did God give him a chance to do the right thing, and each time Pharaoh said no? The same goes for us. Each time we tell God no when He asks something of us, we are taking chances. Our hearts become a little more hardened each time.

Is this what we want to have happen? Do you often tell God no or ignore His requests? It's a form of rebellious behavior. Think of how you feel when you ask your child, an employee, a friend, or family member to do something and they repeatedly say no. It becomes frustrating.

It's the same with our Heavenly Father. The more we say no, the more we shut Him out. Eventually our hearts can become hardened like Pharaohs which most likely is going to lead to destruction.

It's simple really. All we have to do is follow His commands, listen for His small voice, take His lead, follow Him. Even though we are of the world, surrounded by worldly things, and are of the flesh, we can fight off temptations, we can walk forward, focusing on Jesus, and remain on that right path to eternal life.

Are we going to struggle? Of course we will. Life isn't suppose to be simple. He makes it a struggle sometimes to wake us up, to teach us, to draw us nearer to Him, and to make us Christ like. It's not an easy road, but we can do it. The simple part is knowing the instructions.

And remember, we gather our most strength when we are on our knees!

Two Mom's 20 lbs.

Well, this week didn't go so well. I started out on the right foot, but ended up doing poorly. I can tell you some things that shouldn't be done. Don't give into temptation. It does one absolutely no good. Then there is the guilt factor afterwards to deal with. Make sure you have plenty of healthy foods around to eat. When you don't keep your home stocked properly, then it is easy to fall off the band wagon.

Having company does not give you permission to stuff yourself. Try to stick with your normal eating habits. My parents came to visit, so I was determined to make them a healthy meal, as they are suppose to be very careful with what they eat. Well, after not eating much for a few days before hand, I pigged out. Needless to say, my body was hating me, and I was not liking myself too well. It's no fun, it feels miserable, and it does absolutely no good.

But with that said, do not beat yourself up and get all depressed over it. Instead, get back on track and keep on going. Move forward! So we let ourselves take a step back once in awhile. As long as we don't keep letting it happen, we are okay. The important thing is to correct that back slide and put your next foot forward and then the next one and so on.

So water in take has still been good. Only had a couple of diet soda's, which is very good for me after drinking a minimum of two every day. Food was not so good, but am back on track!!! Exercise, been getting plenty of that, believe me.

Plan to get back to doing what my original plan of attack was and hopefully lose some more. This week, stayed the same, maybe even gained a little. :( But that's okay. It's not the end of the world. Have to keep a positive attitude in order to succeed.

Hope all the rest of you are having great success!