Day 92

Weigh In day! I have lost the weight I gained over Christmas Break!! I am at 191. My goal is to be down more this week. I am sick now, which always makes it more challenging, but I am going to do the best I can!

I am not going to take my inches today, because I am trying to care for two other sick children, and myself. So hopefully I can post those next week!

I read a scripture the other day that I would like to share. This scripture is in Mormon chapter 5 verse 2. Just a little background. Mormon had been leading the Nephite armies to battle, and there is destruction on every side. Mormon is in a constant state of sorrow for his brethren who forget to call upon their God.

He says: "But behold I was without hope, for I knew the judgments of the Lord which should come upon them; for they repented not of their iniquities, but did struggle for their lives without calling upon that Being who created them."

What does this have to do with me. I find that I struggle more, stress more, get more frustrated, when I fail to pray every day. When I pray my day goes smoother, it isn't without its trials, but I am more apt to face them head on, and overcome. I think of the many people out there in the world who struggle daily, confident only in the fact that they can do it on their own. The reality is, we can't. We need the help, we were not left here without help. Our Savior did not come to this earth, live, suffer all manner of temptation, suffer for our sins, die and be resurrected, just to leave us here alone. We have help. Through prayer, our Heavenly Father will bestow upon us gifts, knowledge, wisdom, to overcome, to learn, to grow stronger, and to achieve. There is no need to struggle. Yes there are difficult times, but when they come, through prayer, you can get through them. The Nephites struggled because they no longer called upon God, they depended solely upon themselves, their anger, to pull them through the battles. They failed to see the blessings that could come if they had only asked for help.

As a parent I watch my children go through things, and give them advice, and wonder why they didn't take it? It would have been so much easier to listen to the advice and follow. We are the same way with our Father in Heaven. Are we willing to listen? Are we willing to follow?

I am trying.