I got a new roommate yesterday. An older lady (57, I think) from New York. My is she a talker... I need to watch out with this one. She seems very high strung, and needs this vacation years ago (I think she's just staying here to eat healthy.. not necessarily fast in anyway).
I asked my old roommate, Erin, how many were here to fast, to which she replied about 10 (for water only). Which made sense. Here I am, moving around like an old lady, and I see these actual old ladies bounding about with all the energy of the world.. and I'm thinking, "Now wait a minute..." So yes.. they're not doing what I'm doing. Most of the water fasters hang out in their rooms, and only come out time to time to listen to a lecture, or take a very casual stroll around the courtyard. Personalty, I like to sit outside and read; Roughing It, by Mark Twain. I tell you, I've never laughed so hard and out loud at a book than this one. What a fantastic author!
My weight this morning: 132.6! Wow....... I wasn't expecting to drop this fast, but I do believe it will slow down now. I stopped wearing my jeans, as they were falling off even before I got here.. now they really don't fit! I can remember when it was nearly impossible to break 150... and getting to 145 was an intangible idea only for a fool to hope for.. And now look. My just look at me. I was 142, all on my own before arriving, and now the weight is just melting off. I prayed, in earnest, for the Lords help.. to make me desperate for Him (and that can be a dangerous prayer... cause you never know how it'll get answered). We all have to pass through misery and be brought to our knees before standing in a new light. Did that make sense?
I am so excited to get some lab work done, but I don't think that's going to happen until Friday. Come on platelets! Let's go platelets! You can do it! Rah rah rah!
Wow!!! Almost 10 pounds in 3 days!!! Thats pretty crazy. Glad you are feeling better today:)
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God is the best at being God! He had His desire from the beginning, and He has not been deterred one iota!! Not even his enemy has deterred Him; on the contrary, the extermination of Satan was interwoven into His divine, mysterious, and awesome plan! I am refreshed and revitalized concerning God's eternal economy.
Kate I am so happy you are doing well. And this is a great prayer: "Lord make us desperate for You!" You know in the training Ed said: "The Lord Jehovah is the Potter and we are the clay in His hand. As the Potter, God is sovereign and has absolute authority over us. He has the right to do whatever He desires. If we will consecrate ourselves to the Lord bad things will happen to us :) and if we will not consecrate ourselves to the Lord bad things will happen to us! So let this things happen to us in the Lord! We need to consecrate ourselves to Him with the realization that He is the Patter!"
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ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed what you said about the need of being brought to our knees in-order to stand in a new light. I just read today in LS of Isaiah: " If we want to have real experience of Christ, we need to know our sinfulness. The more we are enlighten by the Lord, the more we will realize our situation, confess our sins, and ask the Lord to forgive us. If we do this, God will have a way to favor us and to grace us!" Yes we need to be brought to our knees by the Light! I love this! Sorry for writing so much, I just couldn't help it ;)) Love u Kate <3
Love you Kate, I've been thinkin about ya. Keep hangin in there. Your positive attitude will really help ya go a long way, the Lord's grace will too :).
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