This post is just to remind me once again on how faithful God is to me. It is really a journal entry for myself. For the last two months I have I had no rental money from my rooms upstairs; and I was beginning to worry.

I am not sure why I do, as the more correct thing to do would be to pray "Father I know you are going to provide as i followed your leading to giving that room to that girl; I am choosing to trust you even though I feel nervous about finances". ..  or something like that.

Not only that but I am also working hard on my health and have started a diet. My blood sugars have been off (not diabetic but to me too close) and I weigh  xxx lbs.. I am not proud of this; but I didnt know how to lose it on my own. I havent gained any in a long time but I have not lost as much as I was hoping to in the last 6 months.
So, upon leading of one of my financial ministry supporters, I have joined a diet and in 5 days I have lost 7lbs . Of course in the back of my head I am nervous that I will lose and then gain it all back; but I am determined to be healthy and I KNOW once I get under xxxlbs - I will never get here again. BUT IT IS A VERY COSTLY diet .. and money is not something I have lots of. So it was a step of faith.

Yesterday I received a cheque in mail and I am so thrilled. It is a partial amount for back pay for a disability child tax benefit for Melanie for all of last year. It has covered the diet cost for ten weeks AND the two months rental for that room. Thank you God; and thank you also that the weight is coming off well so far. I am actually not even too hungry.
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There was once a time that I thought that if I had a good relationship with God I wouldnt need to diet and I would isntantly begin losing weight; so glad I have been freed from yet another lie that was exposed I believed.

Well thats all for now
Jacqueline

Gift of Good-Bye

 I can hardly believe it has been 6 months since I have last blogged. I will catch up, but today I would like to share something that a dear young woman shared today as our class came to an end. It was both an encouragement and a challenge to me; but for the most part I agree completely and felt it worth sharing.
                                         
                                       The Gift of Good-Bye by JD Jakes

There are people who can walk away from you. And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk away from you: let them walk.

I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you. I mean hang up the phone. When people can walk away from you let them walk. Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left.
People leave you because they are not joined to you. And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay.  Let them go.

And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person it just means that their part in the story is over. And you've got to know when people's part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead. You've got to know when it's dead.

You've got to know when it's over. Let me tell you something. I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift, I believe in good-bye. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it. Stop begging people to stay.
Let them go!!

If you are holding on to something that doesn't belong to you and was never intended for your life, then you need to . . . . . . . .LET IT GO!!! 
If you are holding on to past hurts and pains . . . . . . . . .LET IT GO!!!

If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and see your worth . .LET IT GO!!! 
If someone has angered you . . . LET IT GO!!! 
If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge . . . . . .  LET IT GO!!! 
If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction . . . . . . . .  LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or talents
LET IT GO!!! 
If you have a bad attitude . . . . . . . .   LET IT GO!!! 
If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better . . . . . . . .  LET IT GO!!!

If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new level in Him . . . . . . . .  LET IT GO!!! 
If you are struggling with the healing of a broken relationship . . . . . LET IT GO!!! 
If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try to help themselves . . . . . . . .  LET IT GO!!! 
If you're feeling depressed and stressed . . . . . . . .  LET IT GO!!!  
If there is a particular situation that you are so used to handling yourself and God is saying "take your hands off of it," then you need to . . . . . . . . LET IT GO!!!

Let the past be the past Forget the former things. GOD is doing a new thing. 
LET IT GO!!!

Get Right or Get Left. think about it, and then . . . . . . . .  LET IT GO!!!  

Thats all for now,
Jacqueline