Give it a rest.

Some days it's more difficult than others to quiet my mind...today has been one of those days.


We went for our check ups this morning. Nothing bad to report, just the usual admonishments to eat right, exercise and lose weight. I’d managed to lose half a pound in 6 months…the only good thing to say about that is I didn’t gain half a pound. Since my appointment the mental argument has gone back and forth…


~I should have made a serious effort to get fit over the past 6 months.


Fit! Get serious girl…you’ve never been fit and you will never be fit!


~I can count the number of times I’ve exercised on ten fingers and have some left over; I can’t really say I made much of an effort.


Less than 10! That’s laughable…you are soooo lazy!


~My cholesterol and triglycerides remained stable.


Imagine how they would have looked had you tried!


~I am fearfully and wonderfully made?!


Maybe…but look what you’ve done to His masterpiece!


~I’m a mess! I’m so tired of feeling this way.


That’s the truth! And you call yourself a Christian.


The enemy was in rare form. Can anyone relate?


The bible tells us that our enemy wants to devour us—he sure was getting some huge bites out of me. Today it was my body image. Consistency in reading my bible and prayer are one of his favorite topics. Living an authentic life, being real about my struggles and challenges, my failures as a parent, my life compared to the Proverbs 31 woman. Satan has way more material than I have room to list. He’s like the energizer bunny. He can just keep going and going!


If I don’t get my thoughts under control I will become so battered and bruised that I won’t try to stand under the assault. I’ll give up and the enemy has won—my voice is silenced and no one hears about how my life has changed because of a Savior who died for me.


But—if I remember that the enemy is about condemnation, that his words drip with sarcasm and accusation, then I can turn it around. When my Father speaks to me through Holy Spirit there is no condemnation. There may be conviction but not condemnation. When He speaks it sounds totally different.


~I should have made a serious effort to get fit over the past 6 months.


We can begin again…I’m the God of second, third, and fourth chances.


~I can count the number of times I’ve exercised on ten fingers and have some left over; I can’t really say I made much of an effort.


Through My strength you can do this…don’t try to do it on your own…I will give you the strength day by day…step by step.


~My cholesterol and triglycerides remained stable.


You have been making some good choices…let’s build on that…ask Me for wisdom and I will give it to you.


~I am fearfully and wonderfully made?!


You are My daughter, My creation, I know you inside and out, I love you with a love deeper than the deepest ocean. Don’t be discouraged…you are exactly where you need to be. I’m working on you, you don’t always see it but progress is being made. You are beautiful. You are chosen by Me.


~I’m a mess! I’m so tired of feeling this way.


Hear Me and believe Me, you are holy and blameless because when I see you, I see my Son. The evil one cannot touch you, he is a liar. If he gives you anymore trouble, and he will, refer him to Me. I’ve been dealing with him for…well…centuries. Come to Me and I will give you rest.


When the enemy starts in on me with his bad mouthing and tearing me down, I need to run to my Father. Satan has no choice but to give it a rest.

God is my resting place, my refuge.

Resting in Him. 

Photo: relaxing with my man