Day Eight - Journal Notes

June 17, 2013

Psalm 37:24

When he falls he shall not be hurled headlong; because the Lord is the One who holds his hand - who sustains him with His hand.

Cross references:

Psalm 145:14

The Lord sustains all who fall, and raises up all who are bowed down.

 

Proverbs 24:16

For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again, but the wicked stumble in time of calamity.

 

Micah 7:8

Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy, though I fail I will rise; though I dwell in darkness, the Lord is a light for me.

 

Psalm 147:6

The Lord supports (relieves) the afflicted; He brings down the wicked to the ground.

Journal entry:

I confess that I have felt defeated. The times I have worked to lose weight, I have often given up and my failures have left me feeling that I'll never succeed. So, trying again isn't worth the effort.

Yet, I was measuring my success in wrong ways. I was watching a scale, measuring inches, counting miles. These things - they do not bring fulfillment. They do not address my heart issues and the battles I face that lead to the wrong choices I make regarding food and activity. 

If you have died with Christ to the elementary principles of the world, why, as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourself to decrees, such as, "Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!" (which all refer to things destined to perish with use)-in accordance with the commandments and teachings of men? These are matters which have, to be sure, the appearance of wisdom in self-made religion and self-abasement and severe treatment of the body, but are of no value against fleshly indulgence.  Colossians 2:20-23

Lord, I have fallen many times, yet, You are lifting me up. you are setting me on a right path. When my soul is cleansed, my body will be cleansed. When my soul is well, my body will be well. When my soul is strong, my body will be strong.  This is my place - to continue to seek you in your word and prayer that I might grow and become mature in my soul. This affects all I do. Help me grow and hold me by the hand that I might rise again.