Day 8 – Planned for God’s Purpose

Place: In the living room

Time: 1:04 PM

Mood: Restless but calm at the same time

Point to Ponder: I was planned for God’s pleasure.

Since I sent my laptop in, I have been laptop-less for quite awhile now and still am. no excuses though!

So this chapter talks about worship and how it is more than the customary belief that it is music for God. It is something that we should practice everyday in every moment. God loves it when we do actions that praise him and are for him.

Simple acts such as sleeping, eating, talking and walking should be done as though it is for Jesus Christ.

Something that I found interesting is that Rick Warren says that worship is not for our benefit. It is not part of our lives, it is our life.

Real worship is falling in love with Jesus – having a relationship with him.

The chapter asks what common task I can start doing as if it were directly for Jesus. Well…I know that I already like to speak to him constantly in my mind, especially when I am walking or before I go to sleep. I already do so even when I eat. But, I guess a new thing could be when I am baking, cooking, and cleaning.

Anyways, my dad is back and I noticed that I have been a lot happier. I no longer resort to food out of boredom and for comfort. The days don’t feel as blahh anymore. Still, I know that I hold a bit of anger in me that I am trying to let go of…

-Snoh

Psalm 149:4 – The Lord takes pleasure in his people.

 

 

 

21 Day Challenge – Day 8

Whew! Finished it! Going to cool down with some blogilates pilates 🙂

I know that it’s tough to start because I seriously did not feel like working out today. I ate healthy, clean, and was just in the mood to just watch my drama, but I knew that I couldn’t give up on this challenge. When i’m keeping track of how many days I’ve done it, it’s super helpful because even though it felt like it was for a long time, I realize that it’s only day 8! Barely past 1 week! No wonder there’s little results.

My calves are thinner yes, but my calves are always the first to slim down. Usually, people lose fat in their faces first, but for me, my face and chin fat are the first to show and last to leave. Seriously, what drags!

So obviously, I’ve worked up quite a sweat even with my ice water. Wow, but I feel great and guilt-free obviously! These really help me stop snacking as well as I seem to always get a huge craving for sweet stuff or juicy things at night.  Tonight, I ate 2 white duchess peaches instead of a lot of my raw vegan brownies. hehe yay!

It’s not a huge accomplishment, but I’m taking it one step at a time, slow and steady for a slow and healthy (both physically and mentally) weight-loss.

Anybody else trying Keaira LaShae’s 21 Day Challenge? It’d be great to know that I’m not alone! 🙂