Today I will not stress. I will not look at myself and say I am too fat or look for the next thing that would make my life better. I will not look upon my past with shame or regret the decisions I have made. I will stop trying to be perfect or dwelling on what I don’t have. I will not close myself off because I lack knowledge, courage, or trust. I will not worry about what I am going to eat, or what I am going to wear, or what others are going to think. Today depression will not win; I will not wallow in my sin.
Today I will thank God for every single blessing in my life. I will close the magazine, turn off the TV, shut down the computer, and look to Him to make me better. According to their standards, I will never be enough. According to His, I already am. I will sit down with Him, and I will remember. As I reflect on where I have been, I will allow His Grace to wash over me. He will clean my heart, and it will embrace all that is love. I will not fear because He will guard my heart. Before I eat, I will consume His Words. When I thirst, I will “drink deeply” of His Love. Like a warrior, I will take up a battle cry against my greatest enemies – my own self-deprecating thoughts. I will grow in confidence through His Truth that He speaks to me. I will listen, and I will humbly fall at his knees with a heart full of contrition. Today my Lord, my God, will make me happy and whole, and I will bless His Holy Name.
