Day 4 - Self Control

I'm so ready for dinner tonight.  It was very hard getting a snack for Matthew earlier.  He wanted a nice, juicy orange!  Oh!!  It smelled SO good!  I thought, "Just one bite.  It's not that big a deal.  I've been following the diet faithfully.  The money in our Texas-shaped offering box is growing...."  And then it hit me.  It's not about me.  How many time have we heard that?  But how many times do we need the reminder?  Yet....maybe it is about me.  At least a little.  This time.

Certainly I've learned more about the hungry people of the world.  I've learned to be more thankful.  I've learned that we probably should eat more beans and rice in order to lower our grocery bill.  I've learned that I have more self-control than I ever thought.  *Gasp*  Did I just say that I have self-control?  While talking about food?  Wow!

I admit it.  I've struggled.  And not just with food.  There are other areas of my life where self-control is an issue.  And isn't it really more about being God-controlled?  Oh.  Yeah.  It really isn't about me.  It ALL about God!!

Thank you, Lord, for reminding me today that self-control is a fruit of the spirit.

Breakfast was cinnamon rice/Rice Krispies.
Lunch  was leftovers.  All we've had a little bit leftover from a couple of meals.  I just fixed the rice to go with it.
Dinner - rice and pinto beans.

We'll be praying for the people of Libya tonight and reading Psalm 146:5-7.  Matthew will give a penny for every ounce of water he drank today.

Tomorrow is the last day.  And yes.  We are making plans for what we are going to eat on Saturday.  I'm thinking that Chick-Fil-A is going to be involved!






***Just to clarify about being God-Controlled.  I do fully believe that God has given us free will and that I choose to follow.  He doesn't control my every action.  He's not like that.  But when I turned my life over to God, I let Him become the Leader.  Not me.