"The kingdom of heaven is open to all men and women. No man may close the door of mercy in the face of any hungry soul who may seek to gain an entrance thereto."

Be Blessed and have a great day!

QOAB

Hello all, I pray all is well with everyone! It's been a while since I've posted and I don't have an excuse. My journey is still going strong. I'm striving in Ministry and dedicated to serving God more and more each day! I have now reached 81 pounds lost and love the new and improved me. I am still the same person, however, I count my weight loss as a blessing in so many ways.

The pounds I have lost add up to several different layers of defeat that I now have OFF of me....

20 pounds of Fear
15 pounds of Envy
15 pounds of Low self esteem
20 pounds of holding on to the past
10 pounds of being discouraged
1 pound of jealousy

Total 81 pounds lost

And now I walk around with this thought.....

"Sometimes you have to encourage yourself.....sometimes you have to speak Victory during the tests....and no matter how you feel, speak the Word and you will be healed, Speak over yourself, Encourage yourself....in the Lord"

I'm starting to realize that I'm so focused on my weight loss that I'm NOT focused on my WALK....I must begin to really get into the Word more. So when times come, I have a foundation under me to stand on. And not just for the weight loss journey, but for me spiritually. God is the head of my life and it's because of him that my husband and I are renewing our vows in July 2011. I'm taking all of this time to plan it and I finished the planning in about a day. lol. But I know there's  a lot more to do.

My family has been so supportive of me and I hope I can be there for other members that need that kind of support. Thanks to all of you that have joined this group. Please feel free to post any words of encouragement, even if it's a post about your day, good or bad, or something exciting to share, or if you just need to vent or talk to someone about YOU!

Blessings to each of you!

RaQueal

As Thanksgiving approaches, I find myself thanking God for more things. I'm so thankful that he brought me through the surgery. That was such a concern of mine. I have faith in him and knew he would...but there is that human side of you that has fear. But fear is only fear if it stops you. I'm thankful for my husband who has shown nothing but support for me in this journey. I'm just so thankful today and all days for what God has done in my life. I've been through so much, yet he continues to bless me and take me to higher levels. I feel like I'm in the right place, at the right time. I'm ready for him to use me even more.

Be Blessed everyone!

Have a blessed Thanksgiving!