Having the End in Mind

^{Jeremiah 29: 11} I say this because I know what I am planning for you," says the Lord. "I have good plans for you, not plans to hurt you. I will give you hope and a good future.¹² Then you will call my name. You will come to me and pray to me, and I will listen to you.¹³ You will search for me. And when you search for me with all your heart, you will find me!¹⁴ I will let you find me," says the Lord. "And I will bring you back from your captivity. I forced you to leave this place, but I will gather you from all the nations, from the places I have sent you as captives," says the Lord. "And I will bring you back to this place."

God has already told me of the victory I will have with my weight struggle.  I will get over this.  I have to remember that it is not the victory, but the journey that will make me stronger.  HELLO.... do you hear that????  God wants me to turn to Him, not all these fad diets.  He wants me to not focus on all the frustrations and disappointments I am experiencing with marriage, motherhood, health, shortcomings in my eyes.  He want me to turn to Him.  I have known this, heard this and thought I moving towards this, but I believe since my struggles continue, I must not be focusing on what I am supposed to. 

God you are so great.  Why do I allow the evils of the world to downtrodden me so?

You are the Father who just wants us to need you and love you and to say it often.  I need you Lord.  I need you take these habits I have with food, self degradation, pity, and envy away from me.  I need you to be the focus in my life so that I can enjoy the blessings you have given me daily.  Take the burden of food and dieting away.  Help me to turn to you in all I do.  Help me to focus on the end product today and already see the victory.