“Strength every morning”

“Lord, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress. Isaiah 33:2

Verse Reflections: Every day I long for the strength to eat healthy.  Many days I fail and I promise myself tomorrow I will… This verse is a reflection of my daily desperate call.  I need the grace of God to shine on me as I long for Him to walk beside me.  I depend on His grace and my own self-forgiveness in this journey. I often torment myself with self-recrimination, criticism of my body, my eating habits and lack of strength. We need to trust in His graciousness and forgiveness daily. I need to start my days with His grace and strength each morning. Starting the day with absolution, with His power eliminates our distress and hopelessness. This verse tells us that we can depend on HIS strength every morning.  I love the idea of waking up each day and claiming this verse. He is our salvation. He can save us when we are feeling the distress of gaining weight, of having bad eating habits over and over after we promise ourselves that we are going to change.  I know that I am powerless. I have to depend on God’s strength. He will save us and give us the ability to eat healthy foods. Claim it and name it. Choose God foods today. We have the amazing privilege of waking up each morning with God’s gracious gift of strength and His power of salvation from our fight against food.  Eat the beautiful, nutritious foods He has created today. You have the power today and every day that You pray this verse.

Prayer:  God, I come to You in humble adoration that Isaiah or his disciples have verbalized the prayer I want to claim each day.  I have to come to You and claim Your graciousness each day because I hyper-analyze every single choice I make at the end of the day. And I tend to become distressed over my failures to be perfect. Please teach me how to be gracious to myself first. I long for You and the power You give me. I cannot make this life about me or I am miserable. I long for Your perspective daily. I am distressed Father. I am humiliated that I cannot lose weight. I am sad and mad and frustrated, and yes, distressed. Please send me Your power. The power that heals. The power that forgives. The power that changes lives. I am blessed to call You my best friend. I am blessed to be able to cry out to You. I am blessed to know that Your foods will change my life. Eliminate my cravings, eliminate my desires for processed foods.  I love You and I am counting on You to be our strength every morning. We can do this!