"Sistas in Christ" Vol. 3

[Determinedtolose]

Hi Ladies!!

I hope you all are doing great!

Momma Patty I didn't see your post about the acid reflux returning. I'm sorry to hear that! Yes, I believe that doing your part will help in aleviating the pain. No fried, spicey food and even coffee could contribute to that as well. I guess just narrowing it down to what could be causing that to erupt.
You are in my prayers MP!!
Love ya!

[la.lady]

Thanks Diana, you are such a Sweetheart.

[Pcola Girl]

There's A Man In Here

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Hello everyone. Hope you are having a great day....

[godsbeloved79]

Hi Ladies,

Praying blessings upon your day !

[la.lady]

I just want to wish you all a wonderful evening and sweet dreams.

[Determinedtolose]

You too Momma Patty!! I hope you have a pain free evening!!!

Love Ya!!

[la.lady]

thanks Diana...

Good Morning... Enjoy the day that the Lord hath made. Let's enjoy every minute of it...

[slimdiva08]

Hi Ladies just stoppin by to show some Love

Have A BLESSED LC DAY !!!!!!!!!!!

[Pcola Girl]

Hi everyone!
Not much going on with me today. I did do my exercises this morning and then sat out in the sun on the patio for about 15 minutes to soak up some sun but thats all I have today.
Its really getting hot out now here, the pool water is warming up nicely to from the sun so may I will be able to get in it this week-end. I have to have the water warm but my hubby will jump in it cool.

Hope everyone is having a good day. Take care and God Bless.

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"Prayer Is"

Prayer brings peace to the restless,
It changes things you know.
The more you pray, the more your faith,
Will grow and grow and grow.

Prayer is sweet communion,
With a friend who really cares.
No matter what the problem is,
No matter when or where.

Prayer is like food to the hungry,
It fills an empty soul.
And then when the prayers are answered,
Your faith in God will grow.

Prayer is the key to Heaven,
Where the angels sing each day.
And when the door is open,
God is listening while we pray.

[la.lady]

Mary, you enjoy that pool...

[la.lady]

Rise and Shine Girls, it's a beautiful Day that the Lord hath made. Enjoy it to the fullest.

[la.lady]

Good Morning Sista's, where is everybody. I am missing all of you and you need to get in here and post before our thread dissolves.

[Pcola Girl]

Hello everyone, yes it is a wonderful day that our Lord has made. I thank Him everyday for a new day.
Right now Spring is in the air and everything is blooming out and smells so scented and fresh that you know the Lord has made this wonderful and beautiful day.

I was down yesterday and did not get the chance to get here but am feeling better today and up some and moving around. But I was thinking about you all though.

Is everyone here still trying to lose their weight. I never hear much discussion about it anymore here and was just wondering. I am trying hard to lose mine in spite of all my ups and downs with it.

Have a Blessed day In The Lord.

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GODS LOVE

WE SHOULD START EACH DAY WITH A PRAYER
TO SHOW THE LORD HOW MUCH WE CARE
TO THANK THE LORD IN OUR OWN WAY
THANK HIM FOR HIS LOVING WAYS

THANK HIM FOR YOUR UPS AND DOWNS
THANK HIM FOR YOUR SMILES AND FROWNS
DON'T BELIEVE ALL THINGS HEARD
BECAUSE SOME DO NOT ACCEPT GODS WORD

READ YOUR BIBLE EACH AND EVERY NIGHT
IT WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO LIVE RIGHT
YOU CAN CUT DOWN ON SIN
BELIEVE IN JESUS AND YOU WILL WIN

COME ON OUT INTO THE LIGHT
LOVE JESUS WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT
SOME WILL THINK THEY CAN'T DO IT
BECAUSE THEY TRIED AND THEY BLEW IT

BUT YOU CAN GO OUT AND COME BACK IN
BECAUSE GOD WILL LOVE YOU ALL OVER AGAIN
GODS LOVE FOR US NEVER STOPS
EVEN WHEN OUR SHAKY FAITH DROPS

[la.lady]

Mary yes I am trying to lose. I think you can see by my stats in my avie and my true weight in my Signature. It is a real battle to me and I have to take one day at a time.
I am eating only 1 meal a day, but I eat what I want in that meal and it has to be eaten within an hr. nothing before and nothing after.

[la.lady]

Good Morning Girls. Happy Saturday and God Bless.

Where is everybody??????

[Star123]

Hi Ladies,

Momma Patty, I've been going through withdrawl for the past 4 days, abstaining from compulsive eating, and it's been rough going. The voice in my head has been saying, "You'd better eat, or your going to starve!!!". In response, I've been saying, "Wait a minute! that doesn't sound right. I have all this food in my fridge and I'm going to starve to death! That nonsense!!!"

I've been fighting my addiction to food and my body is going through withdrawl. I've been praying for 4 days each morning, that God would take control of my eating and compulsion, and it hasn't been easy, but as I answer myself in my head saying NO! you're a lying! and wait for the feeling of compulsive eating to pass, I'm experiencing for the first time freedom from this nagging voice. It's been a real struggle, but I'm overcoming with the help of my Lord and saviour, who is bigger and stronger then any compulsion or addiction to food. That's what my week as been like. Keep praying, and trusting in God and He will help you accomplish anything! All things are possible with God!

Today was communion sunday, and our service was a blessed one. We had a wonderful time praising God and taking part in the Lord's supper. There was 5 of us singing in the worship team this time. One young fellow had just gone on a mission with his family to minister in Africa, and is back now. And a bunch of our young people are spending time at camp, so there was alot of people missing in congregation, but we all had a blessed time in the spirit.

Everyone loves our new pastor and is responding to his sermons, that are inspired by God. I'm not saying that we are following a man, no! we are engaging in a spiritual journey that God is leading us to, as the holy spirit guides us. I've been praying about this for 4 years, since joining our nazarene church and I'm seeing the results of answered prayer with enthusisam, and much joy! Seeing a church that was once rigid and now is free to worship, lift their hands and praise like they'd never done before, is amazing to me. These people are experiencing God for the very first time, in a renewed light! Once dead, but now rising to what God has in store for them in the present, as well as the furture. How exciting it is to experience the joy of the Lord! A people who were lukewarm, and now are on fire for God is such an amazing experience like no other.

God is on the move! Let's not miss the 'invitation' that God has in store for his people today. I want to invite you, and challenge you to know Him better, to read his word, and listen to his voice. There is not much time left in this present world, God is coming back soon and is making his children ready for the kingdom to come.

Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, I pray that we, your children, will not miss out on what you have in store for us in the near future. Because the world is in such darkness, may we, as children of light, shine for you in these coming days to come. May we be alert to the prompting of the Holy Spirit, to be used of you wherever we are, and in any siduation we might face. So that we will be able to share the gospel of Christ, when the opportunity arises. And give us the right words to say, with the understanding of the Holy Scriptures and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Show us what we, as christians, can do to finish the work that you started 2000 years ago. And finially Lord, make us ready for when you come in the clouds of glory, to take us home, to be with you forever. Amen.

Momma Patty, Sweet Diana, Mary, Godsbeloved, and SlimDiva!!!
God Bless You,

[Star123]

Originally Posted by Pcola Girl

GODS LOVE

WE SHOULD START EACH DAY WITH A PRAYER
TO SHOW THE LORD HOW MUCH WE CARE
TO THANK THE LORD IN OUR OWN WAY
THANK HIM FOR HIS LOVING WAYS

THANK HIM FOR YOUR UPS AND DOWNS
THANK HIM FOR YOUR SMILES AND FROWNS
DON'T BELIEVE ALL THINGS HEARD
BECAUSE SOME DO NOT ACCEPT GODS WORD

READ YOUR BIBLE EACH AND EVERY NIGHT
IT WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO LIVE RIGHT
YOU CAN CUT DOWN ON SIN
BELIEVE IN JESUS AND YOU WILL WIN

COME ON OUT INTO THE LIGHT
LOVE JESUS WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT
SOME WILL THINK THEY CAN'T DO IT
BECAUSE THEY TRIED AND THEY BLEW IT

BUT YOU CAN GO OUT AND COME BACK IN
BECAUSE GOD WILL LOVE YOU ALL OVER AGAIN
GODS LOVE FOR US NEVER STOPS
EVEN WHEN OUR SHAKY FAITH DROPS

Mary, thanks again for your inspiring poems and devotionals. They are truly a blessing to me!

God Bless,

[la.lady]

Tammy Have you tried to eat 6 small meals a day? For some this works wonders. You might try it and then you might not have to fight so hard. I know it is a real battle, but we are conquerers through Christ Jesus. Lately I have been eating a high protein meal for Breakfast or lunch and then just eat dinner. This is working for me really well. Your in my prayers Tammy that you will be this. I see that you weight is still the same, so that is good. We all are not going to be a size 0, and I have come to realize that, as long as, I am healthy, I am not going to worry to much about losing, and if I do then, that is wonderful. Thanks for the prayer and I know in my Heart, that God is going to help you with this. God Bless.

[Pcola Girl]

Hello everyone. Hope you are having a wonderful day.
How is everyone eating going? I am eating healthy but just not losing much or any sometimes. Just wish I could get more exercise and move around more to burn more calories than I do. That would help me so much but I can't with these knees of mine.
I wasn't feeling to perky earlier with my arthritis but still trying to get some washing done before it gets to late.
Take care and God Bless.

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Love is patient, love is kind.

It does not envy, it does not boast,

it is not proud.

It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,

it is not easily angered,

it keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil, but

rejoices with the truth.

It always protects, always trusts,

always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails.

The Bible

[la.lady]

Thanks Mary, for reminding us what love is all about. I have read Genesis and Exodus and started on Leviticus last night. I am reading the Bible through.

[Determinedtolose]

Hello Ladies! I thought it's about time I show my face!!

Tammy, I can so relate to the food thing. I love to eat too and before eating low carb, I didn't think that it would ever get under control. But I really believe that God brought this woe to my attention.

My sister got an Atkins book from her step-mother in law because her and her daughter were doing this.

My sister asked if I would start this with her so I agreed. Ever since then, it has been a blessing to me! I believe God will make away for us to get through things, by His grace!

So I believe He opened this door for me to do lc. Tammy, I know He will open a door for you too, and maybe He already has? It's just not what we think or believing for.
I believe that God will use anything to cause us to grow in Him. So if it's our weight that He uses, then we need to trust what He say's in His word for us. We must remember it's always about Him and not about us.

If it takes us a long time to lose weight, we need to realize that it's for a reason. To truly trust in God, to learn perserverance, patience, and obedience.
And at the same time, we have to remember that things take time and we are not going to lose weight over night.

Just remember, He will give us His grace to get through all this, that's what His word says. As Paul with the thorn in his side asked God 3 times to remove it from him, what did God say? That His grace was suffiencient enough for Paul to be able to get throught this, because Gods strength is made perfect in our weakness. So Paul did not ask again because he knew what he had in the Lord. He said that when he is he is weak, then he is strong, because of the Lord!

So lets just remember that when we go through things like that that Gods strength is made perfect in us and that we are to glorify Him throughout in whatever we do.

I know you understand what I'm saying, but sometimes we forget. I do.
I just know that I have gone back and forth with this and I kept praying for answers to my weight loss. But then it came to me in a teaching I was in, that it's not about what I want, it's what I need. And only God knows what I need.
I would rather grow in Him spiritually, then worry about my weight, even though He knows that's in my heart. I would like to have both!

I also started praying over my food before I eat, well actually giving thanks for it. Because again, Paul says in 1Timothy, "For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving;

I noticed that when I would give thanks before I ate, that I wouldn't want to eat as much, only because I was being mindful of the Lord. Not that I'm using that as a diet, but spiritually it was something I was being mindful of.

Well I know this was long, but I really feel for you Tammy and I totally understand food being an addiction. I didn't get to be 243 by eating very little! But I believe that's why God brought lc into my life. And it's what I do with it that I'm being entrusted with. In the mean time, enjoy the Lord while going through this because He has so much He wants to show you and all of us!

More of Him and less of us!! That's what I want!! I know you all do too!

God Bless you Ladies!

[la.lady]

Diana Hi, well it's about time you checked-in. I was getting concerned about you. I have missed you...

[Determinedtolose]

Sorry
I've been hormonal lately! And what Tammy brought up, hit home.

I hope you're doing well and your way of eating is coming along.

I haven't lost anything for along time, but I'm going to keep on truckin'!!

[la.lady]

Diana I know Sweetie that you have more things going on then just to be on here, but do check-in when you can.. Love you...

I will be gone tomorrow, we have to go see Jessi's Concert at North Western, and then up to Shreveport shopping...

[Determinedtolose]

Oh I will! For sure!! I've been very hormonal lately and just kind of was here and there!

But I'll be here more often. I miss you too!!