Wow God Moment

I had a WOW God moment this morning! 
I just had to share.

My growth group has been doing a bible study by Beth Moore-
How the tabernacle in the old testiment relates to Jesus which relates to us! He lives in us!

One of the main things we've read over and over is how God's glory would fill the tabernacle.
The people couldn't even go near it because His glory settled as a cloud over the tabernacle.

This morning I was listening to The Message on my way to work.

Heard the song by Matthew West: Hello, my name is.  Started praising God, lifting my hands, singing along

Hello, my name is child of the one true King
I've been saved, I've been changed,
And I have been set free
“Amazing Grace” is the song I sing
Hello, my name is child of the one true King

Right after I crossed the Franklin County line, the fog was so thick I could hardly see.  It struck me like a brick wall-this is what the Israelites had experienced-God's glory so thick they couldn't see-His glory surrounded every inch of the tabernacle-just like the fog did this morning.

I felt God's presence as if he were standing in front of me! 

Praise the Lord! Yahweh reigns!

I am loved more than I will ever understand!
You are loved more than you will ever understand!

Have a blessed day-I know I will!

LOVE IN CHRIST!
Karen

One-derland!!

I've finally reached a major marker-I was under 200 today!!  199.6 to be exact.

I've lost a total of 62.2 pounds since starting Take Shape For Life.

I still can't believe it!

Had to go shopping AGAIN!  For clothes-not food! LOL

It's gotten warmer here-I need summer clothes.  Wearing 14-14W, 16 pants.  XLarge in a lot of shirts.
Goodwill has become my go-to store. I don't want to pay a lot of my sizes until I reach my goal and know what size I'll finish in.

This journey is still fun and exciting. I feel like a new person!

The Umbrella

THE UMBRELLA

During a particularly hot summer, a group of farmers gathered in their church to pray for rain. The dry weather threatened their livelihood, and their situation was desperate. After the service, one little girl asked her father if the people truly expected that it would rain. "Of course," replied the dad. "Otherwise, we wouldn't be here." "But Daddy," protested the little girl, "how come no one came to church with an umbrella?"

In the very first prayer recorded in the Bible (Genesis 15:1-6), we catch a glimpse of Abraham's faith. It is a faith that goes beyond human understanding. When Abraham was old and bent with years, he complained to God that he had no heir. God promised Abraham that he would be blessed with a son, and Abraham believed in spite of his old age. From that moment on, he lived with expectation that God would give him a son. In essence, Abraham started carrying the umbrella of faith in this first prayer.

There were times when Abraham doubted, but over all, he lived a life of faith. What seemed impossible to Abraham became a reality because he believed God. God always honors the faith of His followers. James reminds us: But let him ask in faith, with no doubting (James 1:6). Our pleas married to faith give birth to answered prayer. When we pray, let us believe.

Romans 4:3

Romans 4:3 NIV

3 What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

It's hard putting all our faith in God some days.  We want to try and work our life out our way. We get so frustrated when we can't.  We wonder why God's not blessing us.

Have you considered waiting on God to answer your prayer? Boy-when I do-my answer is always 10 times better than the anwer I could have gotten on my own.

We are children of the KING!  He wants nothing more than our happiness.  Trust him. Today.

Love & hugs!

Karen

5mths on Take Shape For Life

 I'm still in it to win it!!  Still following TSFL plan and eating my Medifast food. Still loving the hot chocolate, cream of chicken soup, bars, shakes, chips.  Easiest and most convenient way I've every done!  It's totally working for me.

This week I'm down from 261.8 to 202.6.  It's still so amazing to me! 
I have so much more energy.  When my granddaughter came to visit for Easter-she had to keep up with me! LOL
I can crawl, chase, dance and roll right with her!

Wanted to share my tuna recipe that my health coach told me about.  I don't normally like nor eat tuna.  So if you're like me-try this recipe!

2 tablespoons LF cream cheese
2 tablespoons greek plain yogurt
3 oz tuna, drained
1 boiled egg
2 small dill pickles, finely chopped
2 teaspoons onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
salt and pepper
garlic powder
smoked paprika

I mash the cream cheese up with the yogurt using a fork, then stir in each remaining ingredient .  Serve on one cup of lettuce, 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes and jalapenos.

Very tasty-very healthy.  Counts as my lean and green.