“Do not be discouraged”

The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you, he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged. Deuteronomy 31:8

Verse Reflections:  Changing a lifetime of eating the wrong foods takes time.  I love the thought of God going before me.  If He goes before me then I know the path is cleared of anything that can trip me up.  He also promises in this verse that He will be with us and not leave or forsake us.  If we fall, He will pick us up.  If we indulge, He will not leave us.  He will give us the energy to face another day.  We do not need to be discouraged.  We do not need to be afraid to try again.  We will fail, we are human.  We will feel like we cannot do this and we will be afraid to try.  “If we don’t try we can’t fail”.  NO!!  If we don’t try we will never succeed.  And I look at it this way, every day I succeed is one less day I failed.  Even if my life is speckled with failure I need to concentrate on making the majority of my days successes.  I will not be discouraged if I eat three non-God foods.  I will try to eat all God foods for two more days.  God is going before us.  God will not leave our side no matter what happens.  We can do this.  We will not be discouraged.  We are beautiful, great people made in the image of God and He is by our sides.

Prayer:  Father, thank You for going before me.  I love that You are going to put healthy choices in my path.  You are going to give me the energy, the desire to pick myself up and make today successful.  You are going to eliminate my discouragement and stay by my side.  Knowing You are with me allows me strength from deep inside to know I can do this.  YOU will not forsake me.  YOU will go before me.  YOU will take away my fear.  YOU will take away my discouragement when I do not see any changes.  I love these thoughts.  Give me Your power to make healthy eating choices.  Give me Your power to be Your child that makes the right decisions to honor my body.