My hope, my rock

“My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken.” Psalm 62:1-2

Verse Reflections:  I need this verse today because I obviously cannot do this on my own.  I am comforted by the fact that my soul finds rest in God and my salvation comes from Him.  He has to save me.  I cannot save myself.  My will power does not work.  I have proven that time and time again.  God alone is our solution to eating healthy and eating right.  Twice in this verse the Holy Spirit reiterates the fact that there is no other alternative.  God alone (gives rest to my soul).  God alone (is my rock and salvation).  This is why you have not been successful so far.  You must stand on the rock of Jesus, the stable foundation that will not move, that will not be “shaken”.  How often do we firmly shout that we are going to follow a certain path of eating and then crash in a single day of binging never to return?  We have said before that the word of God is the only offensive weapon.  This verse promises that God will protect us, place us behind a fortress, for additional protection even though His word is the foundation for winning the battle.  Do not believe that just because we are on the offensive that Satan won’t try to win the game.  God has won if we depend on Him even before the first counter measure is used but we have to recognize the plays Satan will use:   Family gatherings, friends, parties, office snacks, holidays, special occasions, bad days, good days… and the list goes on.  If you are like me any excuse will do.  Being from the South I have trouble not eating food someone worked hard to prepare.  It is just good manners.  I have had to prepare my own counter measures.  At the office I will grab a snack and then throw it away but go back and gush about how sweet it was that they prepared it.  I use my borderline diabetes very frequently to avoid having desert or just say, “I can’t have sugar”.  And to be perfectly honest, I can’t.  Sugar makes my body weak, pulls energy out of my bones and races my heart.  The craziest part is that I then crave more, sugar makes me hungry to the point of ridiculous delusions of never being full.  This verse is my verse for always.  I will NOT be shaken!  I will find rest for my soul in God.  I will stand on God, my rock and hide in Him, my fortress.

Prayer:  Father, thank you for giving me a firm foundation.  Thank you for being the rock upon which I stand.  You truly are my salvation, You are the one that will save me from myself.  I am weak.  I cannot eat healthy without Your guidance, Your help.  I know that I can stand firm and not be shaken today because of You.  I thank You for these verses that remind me I am not alone.  I thank You that I can face my failures and see success because You are leading the way.  Today, You alone, will make my day different.  You alone will give my soul rest.  You alone will be my rock.  You alone are my salvation.  I will hide behind your fortress and I will not be shaken.  We will eat God foods today.  Your foods are our salvation, the source of health.  Why do we ever want to be unhealthy?  We are in a crazy cycle God.  Stop us.  You alone are our source of strength.  Thank You God.  I love You and need You.