"Mistakes"

Each time He said,"My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness."

2 Corinthians 12:9a

Yesterday was one of those days.  And by that, I mean that in a lot of ways it was good, but in a lot of ways, it was bad.  

Yesterday was good because I accomplished a lot of things.  Because of the fact that I have spent so much time feeling unwell or emotionally drained by circumstances I have fallen behind in my household duties.  So it was really good that I have started to be able to get caught up if that ever really happens when you have a family of six.

However, I lost my focus.  I became so focused on the things that I felt I just HAD to get done, that I forgot to focus on my needs, physically and spiritually.  I didn't start the day off with God, I didn't take my medications and to make it worse, I didn't even eat until late afternoon and then I did not quite stick to my eating plan which all led up to me not feeling quite so well last night and when I don't feel well then I tend to be quite cranky and irritable which is not good for my family.  My sugar was higher than it had been for awhile, I started having some nerve pain in my feet and I had a dreadful headache.

So last night I took the time to read my Bible, (youversion is my favorite app) and a couple of devotionals and write in my prayer journal.  I awoke feeling better, with a clearer perspective.  I made a concerted effort to spend time with my Father and focus.  There are things that I need to get done, definitely, but I also need to balance taking care of responsibilities with taking care of myself.  

Some people may not see the need for balancing those two things.  Good for them!! I mean that but I live with a disease that can be and usually is progressive and affects almost every system in the human body, so taking care of myself HAS to be at the top of my priority list.  I want to not just live, I want to LIVE.  I do not want to merely exist struggling to get by on a daily basis fighting to keep my spirits up and stay faithful while I feel horrible when something can be done about it.  

I can be healthy, I can build up my home, in this case, my body, instead of tearing it down.  I took this from The Weight Loss Scriptures Devotional on youversion. It is wise to keep myself healthy because it will affect every aspect of my life.  

I learned from my mistakes yesterday.  I will probably make those same mistakes again, but I will try not to in the future.  

"Indeed, we all make many mistakes.

For if we could control our tongues,

we would be perfect,

and could also control ourselves

IN EVERY OTHER WAY."

James 3:2 (NLT)